Royal Canadian Mint - Award-winning Coins

Award-winning Coins

• 1985 Coin of the Year, Presented by World Coin News, Coin: 1988 Olympic $20 coin, Downhill Skier (Note: Olympic coins in Canada are usually produced three years prior to the event)

• 1986 Coin of the Year, Presented by World Coin News, Best Gold Coin, Theme: 450th Anniversary, Jacques Cartier Voyage of Discovery

• 1988 Coin of the Year, Presented by World Coin News, Best Silver Coin, Theme: 400th Anniversary, Davis Passage

• 1989 Coin of the Year, Presented by World Coin News, Best Silver Coin, Theme: Bicentennial Voyage of Mackenzie River

• 1993 Coin of the Year, Presented by World Coin News, Best Gold Coin, Theme: Antique Autos

• 1994 Coin of the Year, Presented by Munchen Magazin, Best Coin, Theme: Anne of Green Gables

• 1996 Coin of the Year, Presented by Munchen Magazin, Best Coin, Theme: 100th Anniversary of Gold found in Klondike

• 1997 Coin of the Singapore International Coin Show, Best Coin, Theme: Haida Contemporative Art

• 1998 Coin of the Year, Presented by World Coin News, Best Gold Coin, Theme: Alexander Graham Bell

• 1998 Most Popular Coin, Presented by World Coin News, Most Popular, Theme: $2 coin with polar bear design

• 1999 International Hologram Manufacturers Association and Holography, Category: Excellence in Holographic Production, Theme: 20th Anniversary Gold Bullion Maple Leaf coin

• 2000 Most Popular Coin, Presented by World Coin News, Most Popular, Theme: 125th Anniversary of RCMP

• 2000 Most Technologically Advanced Coin, World Mint Directors Conference 2000, Theme: $20 coin featuring Hologram cameo on the Transportation Series

• 2000 Coin of the Year, Presented by World Coin News, Best Gold, Theme: Mother and Child

• 2002 Coin of the Year, Asia Money Fair, Theme: Asian Symbols Five Blessings Commemorative Set

• 2006 Most Innovative Coin of the Year, World Mint Directors Conference 2006, Theme: Coloured 25¢ Poppy Coin

• 2007 Best New Coin Award, Awards for Excellence in Currency: Presented by the International Association of Currency Affairs
  • Category: Best Coin 25¢ coloured circulation coin
  • Theme: Creating a Future Without Breast Cancer

• 2007 2007 Coin of the Year Award and 2007 Most Innovative Coin Award, Presented at the 2008 World Money Fair, presented by Krause Publications
  • Category:Coin of the Year and Most Innovative Coin Coin: Big and Little Bear Constellations coins
  • Theme: Constellation

• 2007 2007 Most Inspirational Coin Award, Presented at the 2008 World Money Fair, presented by Krause Publications
  • Category: Most Inspirational Coin
  • Coin: Pink Ribbon coin Theme: Ribbon of Hope

• 2010 2010 Excellence in Currency Awards, Presented by IACA
  • Category: Best new series
  • Coin: Vancouver 2010 Circulation Programme

• 2010 2010 Most Inspirational Coin Award, Presented at the 2010 World Money Fair, presented by Krause Publications
  • Category: Most Inspirational Coin
  • Coin: Fine Gold Kilo – Towards Confederation

• 2011 2011 Best Silver Coin, Krause Publications 2011 Coin of the Year Awards
  • Category: Best Silver Coin
  • Coin: 2009 Fine Silver Crystal Snowflake

• 2011 2011 Most Artistic, Krause Publications 2011 Coin of the Year Awards
  • Category: Most Artistic
  • Coin: 2009 $300 Gold Coin – Summer Moon Mask