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Three Austrian coins came out on top during the first round of World Coin News’ Coin of the Year Award voting by an international panel of judges that concluded Nov. 9.

A 100-euro gold coin, KM-3225, issued in the Austrian Wildlife series and depicting a Red Deer was tops in the Most Artistic Coin category.

2013 Austria Red Deer gold 100 euro

Triumphing in the Best Bi-Metallic Coin category is a Tunneling themed 25-euro silver and niobium coin, KM- 321.

2013 Austria Tunneling silver and niobium 25 euro

The third category winner named Best Gold Coin is a 50-euro coin issued in the Klimt and His Women series called The Expectation, KM-3218.

2013 Austria Klimt and His Women: The Expectation gold 50 euro

No other country won more than one of the 10 COTY categories.

The Most Historically Significant category winner was The Netherlands 5-euro silver coin marking the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht that ended the War of the Spanish Succession, KM-326.

2013 Netherlands 1713 Treaty of Utrecht silver 5 euro

Winning the Best Contemporary Event category was a copper-nickel ruble, KM-436, issued by Belarus to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of BPS-Sberbank. This category honors historically important events that occurred less than 100 years ago.

2013 Belarus BPS-Sperbank copper-nickel ruble

Judges bestowed Best Silver Coin honors to Latvia’s 1 lats coin marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of composer Richard Wagner, KM-140.

2013 Latvia Richard Wagner silver 1 lats

Best Crown winner was Ireland’s silver 10 euro commemorating author James Joyce, KM-80.2. Crowns are coins with a diameter of 37 millimeters to 45 mm.

2013 Ireland James Joyce silver 10 euro

The United States Mount Rushmore quarter beat out the competition in the Best Circulating Coin category. The copper-nickel piece is KM-546 and is part of the America the Beautiful series of 25-cent pieces.

2013 United States Mount Rushmore copper-nickel 25 cents

A coin showing a howling wolf, which is actually a cutout, was called the Most Innovative Coin by the judges. Issued by Mongolia, the coin is gilded silver and has a 500-tugrik denomination, KM-328.

2013 Mongolia Wolf Laser Cutout gold-gilded silver 500 tugrik

Canada topped voting in the Most Inspirational Coin category with a silver $3 showing Grandfather and Grandson Fishing, KM-1485.

2013 Canada Grandfather and Grandson Fishing silver 3 dollars

Face value: 5 euro
Weight: 22.00 g, diameter: 35.00 mm
Metal: silver of .925 fineness; quality: proof
Struck in 2014 by Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (the Netherlands)
Artists: Arvīds Priedīte (graphic design), Ligita Franckeviča (plaster model)

Obverse

The inner part of the obverse features the Sun surrounded by the images of four farm labourers, each depicted in an activity typical for one of the four seasons: a woodcutter (winter), a sowing man (spring), a crop harvester (summer), and a thresher (autumn). The ancient names of season-concluding months are circled along the outer ring of the obverse: the Candle Month, the Leaf Month, the Rye Month and the Frost Month. The inscription 5 EURO is placed to the right of the centre.

Reverse
The inner part of the reverse shows a potato with straws stuck into it, a traditional interior decoration of ancient Latvians. It is surrounded by the images representing the Latvian seasonal traditions: Father Christmas, a girl swinging at Easter, a Midsummer celebrant, and mummers who roamed farmsteads from Martinmas to Shrovetide. The names of ancient seasonal celebrations are circled along the outer ring of the reverse: CHRISTMAS, SHROVETIDE, EASTER, ŪSIŅI, JĀŅI, MĀRAS (the days of Ūsiņš, Jānis, Māra and Miķelis), and MARTINMAS. Going up to the right of the centre, there is the slantwise inscription LATVIJA, and the year 2014 is placed on the right hand side.

Edge
There are the inscriptions LATVIJAS BANKA and LATVIJAS REPUBLIKA, separated by rhombic dots.

Existence manifests itself through change. It pulsates in endless rhythmic variation: heartbeat, dancing, hammer striking an anvil, marching soldiers, ticking clocks and everyday rushing around. In nature, as well, rhythm and cyclical passage are the crucial elements. Night replaces day, dawn blooms into a bright sun, which in turn fades into sunset. The moon waxes and wanes and waxes again to full moon. Gusts of wind bring clouds and snow and rain but we are certain to have scorching heat one day and long for refreshing rain.

The Earth, our vast and only home, is full of rhythms that organise and sometimes interfere with people's lives. The place where Latvians are destined to live has been called God's land, our Green Land and Land of Laima. Everything seems to be well proportioned here: there are times of bitter cold and times of blazing heat, there are pouring rains and serene mists that veil our fields and woods, cities and lakes, villages and farms. To use a fashionable expression, we live in the comfort zone.

We are a part of constant alternation of the four seasons, with the everyday course of events illuminated by a change of darkness and light during solstices and the festivals of Jāņi, Martinmas, Christmas, Shrovetide and Easter. The basic processes of nature are a subject of scientific research, while our consciousness has in store more ancient cultural layers that reflect the four primal forces of nature – fire, water, earth and air –, four cardinal points, four lunar phases and four dimensions.

The change of seasons is reflected in our ethnography and folklore; in ancient times, it determined people's lives and work to an even greater degree than today. The old Latvian names for the twelve months of the year are but one example: there is Winter Month, followed by Candle Month, Snow Crust or Dove Month, Tree Sap Month, Leaf or Sowing Month, Blossom Month, Hay or Linden Month, Rye or Reaping Month, Forest Month, Dead Souls' or Autumn Month, Frost Month and Wolves Month. Latvian writer Edvarts Virza (1883–1940) in his romantic work "Straumēni" (1933) provided a vivid description of how the four seasons are intertwined with the rustic life of the Latvian farmer.

The romanticism and poetry seen in the seasons have been an inspiration for peoples, cultures and civilizations. Venetian Antonio Vivaldi's (1678–1741) baroque violin concerto "Four Seasons" remains popular centuries after it was composed. An allegory to spring is Sandro Boticelli's (1445–1510) painting "Primavera". Latvians recognise their spring in paintings by Vilhelms Purvītis (1872–1945). The genius of impressionism, Claude Monet (1840–1926), reveals the pulsating joy of high summer. A melancholic nostalgia flows from the works by Isaac Levitan (1860–1900) depicting autumn.

The seasons have also been a source of concern and problems for people. How to keep warm in winter? Is there a danger of flooding this spring? Will the crops survive the sweltering sun of the summer? Is there a possibility of major storms in the fall? The symphony of seasons is at the same time a magnificent ode to joy and an inexhaustible source of inspiration. Now we are reminded of these also by this Latvian euro collector coin.

A symbol of the power and vastness of Canada's northern landscape, the Polar Bear is an iconic animal for Canadians. In a nation dominated by weather extremes, the Polar Bear's ability to survive and thrive in the harshest climate reflects Canadians' stalwart pragmatism and spirit of adventure.

A beautiful coin to add to your nature display. Order yours today!

Special features:

•   UNIQUE COIN WEIGHT: Your coin was designed using a unique coin weight of ¼ oz. pure gold,  This premium coin features the iconic polar bear and cub design, crafted in 99.99% pure gold, engraved in exquisite detail and struck in proof finish with mirror-like background, Struck to a limited mintage of 2,000 coins available worldwide,  A stunning addition to any collection featuring Canadian wildlife, images of nature or Canadiana, GST/HST exempt.

Design: Designed by Canadian artist Germaine Arnaktauyok, the reverse features a polar bear and its cub in its natural habitat. 

Packaging: Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell with a black beauty box.

Specifications:

• No.141559
• Mintage2000
• Composition99.99% pure gold
• Finishproof
• Weight (g) 7.8
• Diameter (mm) 20
• Edgeserrated
• Certificateserialized
• Face value10 dollars
• ArtistGermaine Arnaktauyok (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

Australia’s largest bird of prey, the majestic Wedge-tailed Eagle, is immortalised on this stunning 2oz gold proof coin.

Each coin is struck by The Perth Mint from 2oz of 99.99% pure gold in proof quality.

The Perth Mint commissioned American sculptor and engraver, John M Mercanti, the twelfth Chief Engraver of the United States Mint, to create the 2014 Australian Wedge-tailed Eagle design.

Each coin’s reverse depicts an impressive Wedge-Tailed Eagle in mid-flight as it prepares to land on a tree branch. The design also includes the inscription AUSTRALIAN WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE, the 2014 year-date and The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark.

Each coin is issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965 and features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the monetary denomination on the obverse.

The Perth Mint will issue no more than 1,000 of the Australian Wedge-tailed Eagle 2014 2oz Gold Proof High Relief Coin.

This coin is housed in a grey presentation case with a themed, shipper and is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

Gold Content (Troy oz)	2
Monetary Denomination (AUD)	200
Fineness (% purity)	99.99
Minimum Gross Weight (g)	62.215
Maximum Diameter (mm)	36.60
Maximum Thickness (mm)	6.00
Maximum Mintage	1,000
Designer	John M. Mercanti

Situated north of the Sea of Galilee, Tel Hazor is the largest biblical-era archaeological site in Israel. Like Tel Megiddo featured on the previous coin in this series, Tel Hazor is a an archaeological mound, a testimony to the Canaanite cities of the Bronze Age and the Biblical cities of the Iron Age, that had impressive levels of town planning, architecture, fortifications and water collection technologies. The City of Hazor was built on fertile soil and strategically located on an important trade route running from Egypt in the South to Mesopotamia in the north.

The upper city of Hazor, known as the "Acropolis", was the first area to be settled in the third millennium BCE in Canaanite times, early Bronze Age, while the lower city (the fortified enclosure) was settled around the 18th century BCE. Canaanite Hazor, which appears to have been one of the largest, strongest and most central cities of the time, was destroyed by the Israelites under the leadership of Joshua (Joshua Chap. 11). The city was rebuilt and fortified by King Solomon (1 Kings 9) in the tenth century BCE. It prospered in the days of Ahab and Jeroboam II in the ninth and eighth centuries BCE, but was finally destroyed by the Assyrians (2 Kings 15) in 732 BCE.

Archaeological excavations at Tel Hazor have revealed remains dating from the Bronze Age – sanctuaries, fortresses, palace, orthostats (stone slabs set at the base of a wall), basalt sculptures and plates with Hieroglyphic inscriptions. Remains of the Israelite period include a high cultic place, a six-chambered gate and casemate wall from the time of King Solomon, similar to those discovered at Megiddo. A solid wall fortification and buildings, including a store house, thought to date from the time of King Ahab, have been found. In addition, a sophisticated water system, very similar to the system found at Tel Megiddo, has been revealed.

Representing an interchange of human values throughout the ancient near-east and being a testimony to an ancient civilization with a high level of engineering and technology, Tel Hazor was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, in 2005.

The coin reverse presents remains of the Canaanite and Israelite periods.

From the Canaanite period, a basalt Lion orthostat, found near the sanctuary, one of two that flanked the entrance to the Canaanite palace or fortress. From the Israelite period is the ninth century BCE Royal Fortress Gate of Tel Hazor. The Gate has two Ionic columns on either side, each with decorative proto-aeolic capitals, characterized by their spiral motifs that are a feature in classical architecture.

On the coin obverse, beneath the face value appears a representation of a tenth century BCE incense altar that was in use in the Israelite period.

Design:

Obverse - Gideon Sagi ,  Reverse - Eitan Hendel

Coin Description

Obverse: The Face Value, Israel State Emblem, "Israel" in English, Hebrew and Arabic, Mint Year and Mint Mark, a tenth century BCE incense altar from the early Israelite period in Tel Hazor

Reverse: UNESCO and World Heritage Sites Emblems. Major archaeological findings at Tel Hazor: basalt lion orthostat from the Canaanite period, late Bronze Age, Royal fortress gate from the Israelite period

Con motivo de la celebración del 250 Aniversario del Real Colegio de Artillería de Segovia, la Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre-Real Casa de la Moneda emite una moneda de colección conmemorativa cuyas leyendas y motivos están dedicados a esta emblemática institución y al edificio que la albergaba.

En el anverso se reproduce el escudo de la Academia de Artillería, heredera del Real Colegio de Artillería. A la izquierda y a la derecha del escudo, en mayúsculas, la letra A, en referencia a las palabras Academia y Artillería. En la parte superior de la moneda se muestra la leyenda ESPAÑA. En la parte inferior, y entre dos emblemas artilleros, el año de acuñación 2014.

En el reverso se reproduce, en primer plano, el Triunfo que figura en la fachada del acuartelamiento de San Francisco. Detrás, una imagen del Alcázar de Segovia y a la derecha el logotipo del 250 Aniversario del Real Colegio de Artillería.

The Isle of Man is well known for its wonderful coinage and one of the great Christmas traditions is collecting the new Christmas coin to celebrate this wonderful time of the year. 2014 is no exception, and to celebrate the delightful story of 'The Snowman™ and The Snowdog', Pobjoy Mint are delighted to announce the release of not only the new Christmas 50 Pence coin but also a Christmas Crown, both wonderful collector’s coins. 

The new Crown features The Snowman™, The Snowdog and Billy flying high above the rooftops. This coin is available in Cupro Nickel and Proof Sterling Silver and they are also available as coloured versions – really bringing the story to life.

The 50 Pence coins also shows the three main characters as if posing for a photograph with Christmas trees in the background. Available in Cupro Nickel Diamond Finish, Proof Sterling Silver and Proof 22ct Gold, the Cupro Nickel Diamond Finish and Silver versions are also available in colour and can also be ordered in a beautiful Christmas card showing a scene from the story.

'The Snowman™ and The Snowdog' beautifully captures the magic and excitement of the original film as well as being a heart-warming story about love, loss and friendship. When a young boy, Billy, moves house, he discovers a secret box hidden under the floorboards. In it are a hat, scarf, some lumps of coal and a shrivelled tangerine – a snowman-making kit! Later that day it snows and Billy builds a Snowman and, with a little spare snow, a Snowdog. That night, at the stroke of midnight, The Snowman and The Snowdog magically come to life. The boy awakes and joins them on an amazing adventure. 

Each coin is detailed to perfection and struck to the highest quality with the precious metal versions being produced in the stunning Pobjoy proof finish. Approved by Buckingham Palace, the obverse of each coin bears a fine effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Lord of Man, by Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS.

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Your coin commemorates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA), which was the precursor to Hockey Canada. This coin with dual enamel applied celebrates the governing body of the sport in Canada, which has shaped the game as it is played in arenas across the country.

If you know someone who enjoys hockey, playing it or watching games, then this is the coin for you. Order yours today before they’re all gone!

Special features:
• Commemorates an important milestone for amateur hockey in Canada. 
• Pays tribute to Hockey Canada, the national organization that governs amateur hockey in Canada and oversees its national teams in international competitions. 
• A perfect gift for young and old hockey fans, and collectors of sports- or hockey-themed memorabilia. 
• Limited to just 7,500 coins worldwide.
• Engraved in 99.99% pure silver, your coin is also GST/HST exempt.

Packaging:
Your coin is encapsulated and presented in an officially licensed Hockey Canada paperboard box. 

Order your coin today!

Specifications: 

• No.130626
• Mintage7500
• Composition99.99% pure silver with red and black enamel
• Finishproof
• Weight (g) 31.39
• Diameter (mm) 38
• Edgeserrated
• Certificateserialized
• Face value20 dollars
• ArtistSusanna Blunt (obverse)

On 1 November 1914, 30,000 Australian and New Zealand soldiers set sail from Albany, Western Australia, as part of the Australian Imperial Forces convoy. They were experiencing many of the feelings that accompany these sorts of endeavours: hope, uncertainty, pride, anticipation, fear, and before too long was disappointment. While the convoy was in the Arabian Sea, those on board its ships received word that Turkey had entered the war against Britain. Instead of joining the main war effort, they were sent to Egypt and spent the following months training at Mena Camp.  The soldiers finally received their long awaited orders on 1 April 1915. After five months of feeling sidelined, they joined the British forces in battle on the Gallipoli peninsula. This was their opportunity to show their bravery and devotion to their countries as Anzacs. We have a limited mintage of 1500 for this $10 Gold Proof Coin and $1 Silver Proof Coins.

Denomination	Metal	Diameter	Mass	Finish	Mintage
$10	Au	17.53 mm	1/10 oz	Proof	1500

 

Denomination	Metal	Diameter	Mass	Finish	Mintage
$1	Ag	40.00 mm	1 oz	Proof	10000

Welcoming a newborn baby into the world is a time for celebration and joy. Whether it is the first born child or the latest addition to the family, parenthood is a rewarding experience filled with many loving memories.

To congratulate and capture the moment forever, The Perth Mint is proud to release a stunning Newborn Baby coin in a stunning gift card. The coin is dated 2014 for all babies born this year and is sure to appeal to gift buyers and coin collectors alike.

Each coin is struck from 1/2oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality.

In western folklore, parents have told their children for centuries that babies are delivered by a stork. Flying high above the rooftops the stork is depicted on the coin’s reverse carrying a sleeping newborn baby in a swaddling cloth. The inscription BORN FOR HAPPINESS and The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark are also incorporated into the coin’s reverse design.

Issued as Tuvalu legal tender, the coin’s obverse features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the 2014-year date, and the monetary denomination.

The coin is issued on a mint-to-order basis.

Silver Content (Troy oz)	0.50
Monetary Denomination (TVD)	0.50
Fineness (% purity)	99.9
Minimum Gross Weight (g)	15.591
Maximum Diameter (mm)	32.60
Maximum Thickness (mm)	3.10
Maximum Mintage	Mint-to-Order
Designer	Jennifer McKenna