The author | Zhang Shaolong
Source| Financial Expo Fortune
The "Klaus World Coin Grand Prix" was jointly initiated by Klaus Press and World Coin News in 1984, and is currently the world's highest standard and most influential coin selection event, aiming to recognize the mints that have contributed to the improvement of the artistry, practicality and appearance of coins, and is known as the "Oscar of the Numismatic World".
According to the past practice, the "Klaus World Coin Grand Prix" is to select coins issued by various countries two years ago, so the winning coins in 2022 are all coins issued in 2020.
Best Silver Coin Award
The best silver coin is latvia's 2020 Bodhi Leaf Refined Alien Commemorative Silver Coin, which also won the first place in the Russian "Coin Star" Unique Concept Award.
The Latvian silver coin is based on the design of the Bodhi leaf and is a commemorative coin with an environmental theme. Whether it is the simulated leaf surface on one side or the other side of the bird's eye view of the city map, it is a manifestation of the concept of environmental protection.
The most passionate coin award
The most passionate coin is Latvia's 2020 Personal Freedom Refined Double-sided Gold-Plated Colored Commemorative Silver Coin, which also won the third place in the Annual Silver Coin Award of the Russian "Coin Star".
This coin seems to be simple and abstract, but it is actually unique, and it is also the first design work of the emerging designer Beatlot Sloka in the field of coins. The front and back of the coin are covered with local and integral six-sided pyramids, using different degrees of sandblasting, coloring, gold plating or refining mirror processes. These small and complex minting techniques are also one of the highlights of this coin.
Best Circulating Coin Award
The best circulating coin is the 2020 South African Democracy 25th Anniversary General Nickel-Clad Copper Commemorative Coin, which also won the third place in the Russian "Coin Star" Best Circulating Coin Award.
The "25th Anniversary of Democracy in South Africa" is the highlight of the commemorative coin issuance in South Africa since 2019, with a huge series of commemorative coins. The coin features a mother holding hands to lead the child's back.
Best Creative Coin Award
The Best Creative Coin Award is the Barbados Blue Planet - Earth Spherical Three-Dimensional Color Commemorative Silver Coin 2020.
Barbados has issued the Cosmic Planet Silver Coin many times, and some special editions have gold-plated or inlaid meteorites on the surface. Issued in 2020, this spherical silver coin has an additional surface relief and is blue throughout.
The most historic coin award
The most historic coin award is the 2020 100th anniversary of the american women's suffrage silver coin, which shows the image of American women in different periods, and this coin is divided into refined and general coins.
On August 26, 1920, U.S. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby signed a document approving the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and since then American women have been granted the right to vote at the legal level, marking the end of the American women's campaign for the right to vote since the mid-to-early 19th century.
Best Bimetallic Coin Award
The best bimetallic coin award is the Austrian Big Data Niobium Bimetal coin 2020.
Austria has been issuing niobium bimetallic coins since 2003, and it is not easy to use different colors from the original two-color silver niobium coins to today's niobium metal. Niobium can be used in different colors without oxidation, which is also Austria's proud silver niobium process commemorative coin.
Best Art Coin Award
The Best Art Coin award is a fine coloured commemorative silver coin for the 100th anniversary of the Salzburg Festival in Austria 2020.
The Salzburg Festival in Austria, which has a history of 100 years and is named after its location, was formerly known as the Mozart Festival, which is now the highest standard and most prestigious music festival in the world, and one of the three major classical music festivals in Europe.
The silver coin design is abstract and retro, with festival-themed motifs such as strings on the face. The colored parts are rough and fine, like a work of art.
Best Gold Coin Award
The Best Gold Coin Award is the Austrian Gold Magic 2020 - Pharaoh Gold Refined Commemorative Gold Coin, which is one of the Gold Magic series coins. This coin also won the 2022 Klaus World Coin Awards Coin of the Year.
The so-called Gold Magic Series is a collection of historical allusions and vessels related to gold or gold coins. After the gold mask of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was unearthed, it caused a sensation in the world and became a regular visitor to the commemorative coins of various countries. On one side, the coin displays a lot of information about the tomb of the pyramid pharaoh, and on the other side is a partial detail of Tutankhamun's gold mask. Austrian coinage is exquisitely crafted, and this refined gold coin is the pinnacle of intricate gold coins.
Best Krone Coin Award
The winner of the Best Krone Award is the 2020 French Silver Coin of the 2020 Paris Treasure City Lights - Champs Elysées, a fine gold-plated rhodium-plated commemorative silver coin.
The abstract side of the coin is a bird's-eye view of the city. On the other hand, the coin, which shows the light of the city at night in gilded form, is exceptionally brilliant, and this model has been imitated by some countries since then. The coin pattern is selected from the Champs Elysées, the Arc de Triomphe is presented in the center, and the gilded and rhodium plating present the infinite charm of the city's light.
Best Current Events Coin Award
The winner of the Best Current Events Coin Award is the 75th Anniversary of France's Victory in World War II in 2020 - Victory and Peace Refined Alien Commemorative Silver Coin.
This "V" victory of the alien commemorative silver coin expresses the hope for peace and the difficulty of ending the war. One side of the coin is the flag of the major countries that participated in the war at that time, and the other side is the flying peace dove. The minting process is exquisite, and the eye-catching V-shaped alien appearance is very eye-catching.
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