Krause Publications has announce The Monnaie de Paris' Yves Klein 10-euro silver coin won Coin of the Year (COTY) Award 2014. The silver coin with distinctive blue hand of the artist against a silver background triumphed Dec. 8 at the conclusion of voting by an international panel of judges. Award presentation will occur at a special ceremony Feb. 8, 2014, at the World Money Fair in Berlin.
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| 2012 Yves Klein 10 euro |
The Klein 10-euro coin, KM-2087, had been chosen as the Most Artistic Coin among 10 Coin of the Year category 2014 winners that were selected to compete for the Coin of the Year.
The international panel of judges is comprised of mint masters, artists and numismatists. The COTY winner, as well as all 10 category winners, will be awarded trophies in Berlin.
All coins in the competition are dated 2012. A nominating committee met in the offices of World Coin News in Iola, Wis., on Oct. 4, 2013. The committee placed 99 coins on the first round COTY ballot, which is to determine the category winners. A second round of voting determines the Coin of the Year.
Nominations for the 2015 COTY awards can be made by anyone. They should be submitted to World Coin News and they will be reviewed by the nominating committee.
The Coin of the Year Award was first given in 1984. The award was created by World Coin News to encourage great art, usefulness and innovation in world coinage and to recognize the mints that create these qualities in coinage.
