Krause Publications, a leading producer of coin and paper money books, magazines, events andonline products, has announced the 94 nominees for the 2015 Coin of the Year awards.

Each year, the awards honor the best in coin design from around the world. The awards will bepresented during a ceremony Jan. 31, 2015, at the World Money Fair in Berlin, Germany.

The coins nominated for this year's awards were released in 2013, and represent the highestachievement in theme, design and marketing from mints and central banks from around the world.

A panel of judges who are authors, editors and numismatists, as well as members of the AmericanNumismatic Association and Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, met Oct. 3 in Iola, Wis., to choosethe following nominees from hundreds received from around the world.

These nominees will now be reviewed by an international panel of 80 judges comprised of mint andmuseum officials, journalists and individual experts. They will choose a winner in each of 10individual categories. A second round of balloting will select the Coin of the Year from among thecategory winners.

This year, World Coin News is also giving the public a chance to see if their selectionsmatch the judges' choices. Though the public input will have no impact on the actual winners,the public will have the satisfaction of knowing whether they agree or disagree with thejudges' results. The public can vote online here: http://svy.mk/1nMTHPp

Most Artistic Coin

Fiji - Malachite Room ~ Hermitage: 10 Dollars, Silver [KM# 366]

Australia - Land Down Under ~ Surfing: 1 Dollar, Silver [KM# 2051]

New Zealand - Maori Art: 1 Dollar, Silver [KM# 373]

Gold Coins

Italy - Botticelli's Personification of Spring: 20 Euro, Gold [KM# 365]

Austria - Klimt & His Women ~ The Expectation: 50 Euro, Gold [KM# 3218]

Great Britain - Benjamin Britten ~ 100th Anniversary of Birth: 50 Pence, Gold [KM# 1253b]

INSPIRATIONAL Coins

France - Dove & Peace in Various Languages: 250 Euro, Gold [KM# 1764]

Australia - ANZAC Day ~ Engineers: 1 Dollar, Aluminum-Bronze [KM# 2045]

Canada - Grandfather & Grandson Fishing: 3 Dollars, Silver [KM# 1485]