Nomination for international coin award Nov.23.09

Royal Canadian Mint Centennial Commemorative Coin - Special Edition Proof Silver Dollar

The coin bearing Jason Bouwman’s first coin design, which commemorates the centennial anniversary of the Mint in 2008, has recently been nominated for an international coin award. The coin depicting a maple leaf transforming into a Common Loon has been nominated in the category of Best Silver Coin of the Year.

Canadian nominees lead the race in the prestigious Krause Publications’ Coin of the Year Awards with a total of eight nominations. Winners will be announced in January, 2010 at a ceremony in Berlin, Germany.

Kelly
Nov 26, 12:46 pm

It is a beautiful coin design and I'm glad that you posted info and an image of it. I hadn't seen it before and came across this when Googling "maple leaf" images.

Note: The maple leaf isn't transforming into a Canada goose. The bird is a Common Loon. Loons are on our 'loonies' ($1) which makes it an appropriate image for this coin.

Jason
Nov 27, 9:21 pm

Good observation Kelly. Thanks for pointing that out. We'll correct that immediately. Here's a little back story behind that typo: The original design which was presented to the Mint included a Canada Goose. It was later revised to the Common Loon. I must''ve been thinking about the original when I posted this. Thanks again for dropping by and for commenting.

Jonathan
Nov 30, 1:14 pm

This has been fixed. Thanks for catching that Kelly!

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