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Vote for the most beautiful commemorative coin in the world
US publishers Krause Publications is polling its readership to find the most innovative, creative, beautiful and popular commemorative coin in the world’s most prestigious numismatic competition. The public can pick its favourite from among 15 commemorative coins issued during 2009. The ‘People’s Choice’ vote is one of eleven categories in this famous numismatic competition. One of the coins is the Peace and Security commemorative coin which was the first of the Mint of Finland’s Ethical Coins series and which earlier this year won in the category ‘Best Crown’. See all the competing coins and vote for your favourite here.
Publishing giants Krause Publications, and their numismatic website numismaster.com, want to know the public’s favourite 2009 commemorative coin. The public can vote for their choice on numismaster.com until 2.1.2011. To be able to vote, you must register on the site.
The winners will be announced shortly after voting ends and they will be awarded their prizes at the International Numismatic Fair in Berlin, Germany on January 30th.
Mint of Finland's Ethical Coins series is a candidate for the public vote
The 15 selected candidates come from mints all over the world. Mint of Finland’s Ethical Coins series is also in the competition as one of the fifteen candidates is the Mint’s Peace and Security commemorative coin. The coin was designed by Tapio Kettunen and it symbolizes peace as the harmony of a joyful life.
In 2010, Children and Creativity was issued as the second in the Ethical Coins series. This coin commemorates creativity as humankind’s most important quality. The collector coin was designed by 17-year old art student Roope Määttä.
The public vote is part of the internationally prestigious numismatic competition
The public vote represents the final category to be decided in the Krause Publications internationally renowned ‘Coin of the Year’ competition. Earlier this year an international jury of more than 60 members picked the winners of ten other categories. View the other categories and the winning entries here.
Mint of Finland’s Peace and Security commemorative coin won in the ‘Best Crown’ category.
Further information:
Henna Karjalainen
Communications and Marketing Manager
Mint of Finland Ltd
+ 358 50 575 9197
henna.karjalainen(at)mint.fi
Mint of Finland is the leading company in its field in Scandinavia and the Baltic region. Mint of Finland is dedicated to designing, marketing and minting coins. The company is owned by the Finnish state. It encompasses two business units: Circulation Coins and Collector Items. Mint of Finland produces metal circulation coins, collector and special coins, coins sets, medals, badges of honour and jewellery. The group employs some 133 people and exports to nearly 40 countries. The year 2010 marks the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Mint by the order of Tsar Alexander II. During the jubilee year, Mint of Finland has issued five new collector coins and opened an online shop. In October, Mint of Finland Ltd. and the Finnish Science Centre Heureka opened the Voyage of the Coin exposition on the manufacture of money. The exposition was opened as part of Heureka’s main exposition in commemoration of Mint of Finland’s 150th anniversary. For further details about the jubilee year events, see our website at www.suomenrahapaja.fi
The Peace and security commemorative coin is one of the candidates for the public vote. The coin is the first in the Mint of Finland’s Ethical Coins series. The Peace and Security commemorative coin won earlier this year in the ‘Best Crown’ category. 
The Children and creativity commemorative coin was issued in October 2010 and it is the second on the Ethic Coins series of commemorative coins. According to designer Roope Määttä, the Children and Creativity commemorative coin depicts a moment when an impossible thing comes to pass and another goal is set. |
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