The Designs for the International Coin Design Competition from 2000 to 2005
Japan Mint has hold the International Coin Design Competition in order to encourage coin designers around the world in their creative activities and enhance the artistry of their coin designs.
We would like to introduce beautiful coin designs selected "Most excellent work", "Excellent work" and so on from 2000 to 2005.
We wish this event leads to the finding of many excellent works and look forward to your creative, artistic and beautiful coin designs.
Award-Winning Works of 2000
| Result | Name | Coin designs | Theme |
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| Most Excellent Work WINNER | Mr.Friedrich Brenner (GERMANY) |
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100 jahre diesel motor |
| Excellent Work WINNER | Mr.Yang, Gyeong-yeol (KOREA) |
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2002 WORLD CUP |
| Fine Work WINNER | Ms.Daniela Faccenna (ITALY) |
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Jubilee 2000, Rome, Italy |
| Fine Work WINNER | Ms.Ewa Tyc-Karpinska (POLAND) |
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The European Football Championships 2000 |
| Fine Work WINNER | Mr.Chon, Young-yul Mr.Seo, Chang-ho (KOREA) |
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2002 World Cup II |
Award-Winning Works of 2001
| Result | Name | Coin designs | Theme |
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| Most Excellent Work WINNER | Mr.Nicolas Cozon (FRANCE) |
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Water, symbol of life, and fire, symbol of love |
| Excellent Work WINNER | Mr. Nayaya Bello Muhammad (NIGERIA) |
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African Currency |
| Fine Work WINNER | Mr.Damir Mataušic (CROATIA) |
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2001. Complete human genetic code |
| Fine Work WINNER | Mr.István Kósa (HUNGARY) |
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550 years anniversary of printing of books |
| Fine Work WINNER | Mr.Radhe Shyam Mulmi (NEPAL) |
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Vision for global peace |
Award-Winning Works of 2002
| Result | Name | Coin designs | Theme |
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| Most Excellent Work WINNER | Mr.Maurizio Sacchetti (ITALY) |
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East and West:reciprocal influences on Art |
| Excellent Work WINNER | Mr.Emerson Romney G.Abraham (PHILIPPINES) |
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Indigenous People of the Philippines (Bagobo Tribe) |
| Fine Work WINNER | Mr.Volodymyr Atamanchuk (UKRAINE) |
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Goods for children! |
| Fine Work WINNER | Mr.Kouji Kitanaka (JAPAN) |
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Centennial of erection of the Nakanoshima Library |
| Fine Work WINNER | Mr.Oleg Gavrizon (ISRAEL) |
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Bronze Diary |
Award-Winning Works of 2003
| Result | Name | Coin designs | Theme |
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| Most Excellent Work WINNER | Ms.Anna Beata Wątróbska-Wdowiarska (POLAND) |
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70th Anniversary of the birth of Krzysztof Penderecki-The Great Polish Composer&Conductor |
| Excellent Work WINNER | Mr.Robert Kotowicz (POLAND) |
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25 years of the Pope John Paul II pontificate |
| Fine Work WINNER | Mr.Vladimir Demianenko (UKRAINE) |
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Defend the Earth |
| Fine Work WINNER | Mr.Ismail Ibrahim (MALAYSIA) |
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Save the Planet |
| Fine Work WINNER | Mr.Abel Rivera Guerrero (PERU) |
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Raiz Cultural |
Award-Winning Works of 2004
| Result | Name | Coin designs | Theme |
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| Most Excellent Work WINNER | Mr.Oleksandr KHARUK Mr.Sergiy KHARUK Mr.Volodymyr TARAN (UKRAINE) |
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Nature of Ukraine |
| Excellent Work WINNER | Mr.Maurizio Sacchetti (ITALY) |
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Homage to Fosco Maraini, famous Italian anthropologist, orientalist, writer and photographer |
| Fine Work WINNER | Mr.Ismail Ibrahim (MALAYSIA) |
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Save the children |
| Fine Work WINNER | Ms.Anna Beata Wątróbska-Wdowiarska (POLAND) |
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Andrzej Wajda |
| Fine Work WINNER | Ms.Laura Parham (USA) |
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Olympian Laureate |
Award-Winning Works of 2005
| Result | Name | Coin designs | Theme |
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| Most Excellent Work WINNER | Mr. Stas Kadochnikov (UKRAINE) |
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TRAGEDY OF CHERNOBIL-TRAGEDY FOR WORLD |
| Excellent Work WINNER | Mr. Ismail Ibrahim (MALAYSIA) |
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THE FORCE OF NATURE |
| Fine Work WINNER | Mr. Attila Ronay (HUNGARY) |
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In Memoriam Mihaly MUNKACSY,Master of Hungarian Art of Painting |
| Fine Work WINNER | Mr. Volodymyr TARAN Mr. Oleksandr KHARUK Mr. Sergiy KHARUK (UKRAINE) |
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Insects of Ukraine |
| Fine Work WINNER | Ms. Laura Parham (USA) |
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SEA TURTLES OF OUR COMMON WORLD |