Krause Publications Announces Coin of the Year Winners

Dec. 18, 2007 - PRLog -- World Coin News and Krause Publications (an imprint of F+W Publications) are proud to announce the winners of the 2008 Coin of the Year Awards. These awards will be presented during the World Money Fair in Berlin, Germany in February of 2008.

Most Historically Significant
United States
300th Anniversary of the Birth of Ben Franklin

Best Contemporary Event
Latvia
Fights for Freedom

Best Gold  
Austria
The Vienna River Gate

Best Silver
Japan
50 Years of Japan’s Accession to the United Nations
 
Best Crown
France
Jules Verne – Five Weeks in a Balloon

Best Trade
United States
Nevada State Quarter

Most Popular
United States
Nevada State Quarter

Most Artistic
Denmark
The Snow Queen

Most Innovative
Canada
Big Bear, Little Bear Constellations

Most Inspirational (tie)
Canada
Imagining a World Without Breast Cancer

Finland
The Demilitarization of Aland

The “People’s Choice” award voting will continue on NumisMaster.com until January 15, 2008.

Visit http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis.jsp to cast your vote, and http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis/Article.jsp?ad=articl... to view images of this year’s winners.

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About Krause Publications

Krause Publications is the world’s largest publisher of leisure-time periodicals and books on collectibles, sewing and quilting, hunting, and fishing. Chet Krause, a long-time collector of coins, published the first issue of Numismatic News on Oct. 13, 1952, with nearly 1,000 readers. Today, Krause Publications, owned by F+W Publications, offers over 40 periodicals, 10 hobby shows, 750 reference and how-to books, and web properties such as NumisMaster.com.

Website: www.numismaster.com