Latvia Wins Coin of the Year

THE DAY WAS sweet as honey for the Bank of Latvia when its 5-euro Honey Coin was given top honors as 2020 Coin of the Year during an awards ceremony held Feb. 1 in conjunction with the World Money Fair in Berlin, Germany.

The Coin of the Year awards program, now in its 37th year, is an internationally conducted competition presented by World Coin News to recognize outstanding coin design and innovation worldwide. The 2020 program, sponsored by The Journal of East Asian Numismatics and the World Money Fair, honored coins dated 2018 in 10 categories of competition as decided by an international panel of judges.

The Honey Coin is styled as a honeycomb in gold-plated silver by artist Arturs Analts. The Bank of Latvia calls it “a symbol of diligence and sweetness of work.” It was voted number-one from a pool of 10 category-winning coins,