Nominations Open for Excellence in Currency Awards for Coins

Nominations will be open on 8 June for the 16th round of the ‘Excellence in Currency: 2022 Coin Awards’, run by IACA (the International Association of Currency Affairs) and sponsored by Currency News.

The awards will be presented at a special ceremony during the Coin Conference, and comprise three categories:

• Best New Commemorative or Test Circulating Coin Issued at Face Value.

• Best New Coin Product, Feature, or Distribution Innovation.

• Best New Environmental Sustainability Project for Coins.

Projects of any issuer of coins, central bank or ministry of finance, mint, organisation or individual supplying products, services or systems for coin production, distribution, processing or management are eligible for nomination in the appropriate categories. Self-nomination by such organisations is allowable and encouraged.

Nominations in all categories are limited to the eligibility period from 1 January 2020 through 31 May 2022. All projects must have been issued or completed during this period.