2019 IACA COIN AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Congratulations to the IACA Award Winners, which were announced in Rome at The Coin Conference on 15 October 2019. The IACA Excellence in Currency Awards promote and recognise excellence in banknote and coin production, processing, management and distribution. In keeping with IACA’s mission of making cash the best that it can be, any organisation or individual involved in the currency industry, as well as issuing authorities, commercial banks and enforcement agencies can be eligible for an award.

See the award winning coins and projects below:

BEST NEW CIRCULATING COIN OR COIN SERIES
Finalists

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
New Generation Currency Coin Series
Comprising 10 piso, 5 piso, 1 piso, 25 sentimo, 5 sentimo and 1 sentimo coins

Central Bank of Mauritania / La Monnaie de Paris
20 Ouguiya Coin
The world’s first circulating tricolour coin

United States Mint
“W” Quarter-Dollar Circulating Coin
As part of National Coin Week, the United States Mint launched a limited amount of quarter-dollars with a ‘W’ mint mark into circulation.

Winner
Central Bank of Mauritania / La Monnaie de Paris
20 Ouguiya – Tricolor Circulating Coin

BEST PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM, WEBSITE OR APP
Finalists

Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Armistice Day Coin Public Awareness Campaign
An innovative campaign for Armistice Day coin which invited people to ‘SPEND IT. KEEP IT. REMEMBER.’

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Coin-Ed Program for New Generation Series
Utilised multiple communication channels to increase public awareness and promote engagement in the recirculation and proper use of the coins.

United States Mint
HIP Pocket Change Website
Offering kids a variety of educational games to play or to be incorporated into lesson plans

Winner
Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Armistice Day Coin Public Awareness Campaign

BEST NEW COIN INNOVATION
Finalists

Royal Canadian Mint
Tri-Metal Security Test Token
Three metallic pieces, with a novel geometry resulting in a coin with two different metals on each side

The Singapore Mint
Coin Visual Inspection Machine
Can differentiate coins of the same specifications, but of different designs/features/condition/surface finishing

The Singapore Mint
Coin Recirculation via Integrated Coin Processing and Management
The promotion of coin recirculation via self-service coin deposit machines, recycling, sorting and re-issue

Winner
Royal Canadian Mint
Tri-Metal Security Token

BEST NEW COMMEMORATIVE OR TEST COIN
Finalists

Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Armistice Day Coin
Marking the centenary of World War 1, the coin’s standout feature is the use of colour.

South African Reserve Bank
Nelson Mandela R5 Commemorative Coin
An opportunity to explore new features, including the latent image on the reverse of the coin

People’s Bank of China / China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation
High-Speed Railway Commemorative Circulating Coin
Produced with advanced techniques and incorporates a range of new features

Winner
Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Armistice Day Coin

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IACA Excellence in Currency Coin Award Winners Announced in Rome (https://www.reconnaissance.net/news/iaca-award-winners-2019/)

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