The Designs for the International Coin Design Competition from 2011 to 2015
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 2011 to 2015.
Award-Winning Works of 2011
| Result | Name | Coin designs | Theme |
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| Most Excellent Work | Maria Poldaufova (SLOVAKIA) |
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For Gustav Klimt |
| Excellent Work | Nataliia Fandikova (UKRAINE) |
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Gerard Mercator |
| Fine Work | Miroslav Hric (SLOVAKIA) |
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Great Poet – Charles Bukowski |
| Fine Work | Katia Maria de Abreu Dias (BRAZIL) |
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Brazilian Handicraft – Lace |
| Fine Work | Volodymyr Taran Oleksandr Kharuk Serhiy Kharuk (UKRAINE) |
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Football Championship of Europe |
| Future Designer | Miki Hasegawa (JAPAN) |
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Welcome to Japan |
| Jury’s Special Award | Vanya Dimitrova Svetoslav Hadzhigaev (BULGARIA) |
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Thracian treasures on the Bulgarian lands |
| Jury’s Special Award | Nozomi Mitsuo (JAPAN) |
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Award-Winning Works of 2012
| Result | Name | Coin designs | Theme |
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| Most Excellent Work | Nataliia Fandikova (UKRAINE) |
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70 THE LITTLE PRINCE |
| Excellent Work | Alvaro Fuentes Campos (CHILE) |
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Tangata Manu Rapa Nui (Easter Island’s Bird Man) |
| Fine Work | Paul Cainto Balan (U.S.A) |
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PACEM |
| Fine Work | Vanya Dimitrova (BULGARIA) |
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200 years since the Birth of Giuseppe Verdi |
| Fine Work | Bello Muhammad Nayaya (NIGERIA) |
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ANCIENT AFRICA |
| Future Designer | Miki Yamagiwa (JAPAN) |
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Black rabbit and white rabbit |
| Jury’s Special Award | Petri Neuvonen (FINLAND) |
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Polyphemus |
| Jury’s Special Award | Kuts Maryna Vasylivna Smyrnov Volodymyr Yaroslavovych (UKRAINE) |
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The Birth of Music |
Award-Winning Works of 2013
| Result | Name | Coin designs | Theme |
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| Most Excellent Work | Ulises Felipe De Jesús Sánchez (MEXICO) |
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THE MAYAS |
| Excellent Work | Todor Todorov (BULGARIA) |
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The 450th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s birth |
| Fine Work | Donna Weaver (U.S.A) |
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Audubon Appreciated |
| Fine Work | Anyun Wang (CHINA) |
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Floral Whisper |
| Fine Work | Petri Neuvonen (FINLAND) |
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GALILEO GALILEI 1564-1642 |
| Future Designer | Nagisa Aoki (JAPAN) |
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Fish in a dream |
| Jury’s Special Award | Mária Poldaufová (SLOVAKIA) |
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Howard Carter |
| Jury’s Special Award | Paulina Kotowicz Robert Kotowicz (POLAND) |
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120th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF JULIAN TUWIM |
| Jury’s Special Award | Tomoaki Yanagawa (JAPAN) |
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Striped Patterns |
Award-Winning Works of 2014
| Result | Name | Coin designs | Theme |
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| Most Excellent Work | Annaleda Coccia (ITALY) |
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Michelangelo: Evolution over Time |
| Excellent Work | Hans Fernando Espinoza Arriagada (CHILE) |
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Selknam,Giants in Tierra del Fuego |
| Fine Work | Soewandono (INDONESIA) |
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Beautiful Bali |
| Fine Work | ARNAB KUMAR CHATTAPADHYAYA (INDIA) |
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THE POET OF UNIVERSE |
| Fine Work | Volodymyr Atamanchuk Liudmila Petrovska (UKRAINE) |
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Ukrainian song |
| Future Designer | Miki Yokota (JAPAN) |
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Aquarium |
| Jury’s Special Award | Pasquale Avitabile (ITALY) |
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620th Anniversary of the Birth of Johann Gutenberg |
| Jury’s Special Award | Robert Kotowicz (POLAND) |
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THE 210TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN |
| Jury’s Special Award | Lalithakala Center For Visual Arts Harinishri.B.T., (INDIA) |
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THE COSMIC DANCER-LORD NATARAJA (LORD SHIVA) |
Award-Winning Works of 2015
| Result | Name | Coin designs | Theme |
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| Most Excellent Work | Francesco Procopio (ITALY) |
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The myth of Hercules in the history of art |
| Excellent Work | Baiba Sime (PORTUGAL) |
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Red Riding Hood |
| Fine Work | Gregorio C. Caparas (PHILIPPINES) |
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MANOBO |
| Fine Work | Armando Zelinotti (ITALY) |
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THE DREAM |
| Fine Work | Petri Neuvonen (FINLAND) |
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BAMIYAN |
| Future Designer | Kanako Koshino (JAPAN) ［Ishikawa Technical Senior High School］ |
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The Birth |
| Jury’s Special Award | Joyce Chiarella (ITALY) |
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Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life |