美国在家庆祝 2024 年 COTY 奖：主题为“通过毅力获得自由”的 100 美元金币

它实际上是年度硬币竞赛的总冠军，该竞赛的颁奖典礼于 8 月 8 日在伊利诺伊州罗斯蒙特与世界货币博览会联合举行。

The United States celebrated a 2024 COTY award at home: the $100 gold coin on the theme “Freedom Through Perseverance”. It was actually the overall winner of the Coin of the Year competition, whose awards ceremony was held on 8 August in Rosemont, Illinois, in conjunction with the World Money Fair and by the American Numismatic Society.

美国在国内庆祝 2024 年 COTY 奖：主题为“通过坚持实现自由”的 100 美元金币。它实际上是年度硬币竞赛的总冠军，该竞赛的颁奖典礼于 8 月 8 日在伊利诺伊州罗斯蒙特举行，与世界货币博览会同期举行，由美国钱币学会主办。

The Coin of the Year programme is organised by the magazine World Currency News to recognise and promote currency design and innovation worldwide. The 2024 COTY Award was funded by the World’s Money Fair and by the Journal of East Asian Numismatics.

年度硬币计划由《世界货币新闻》杂志组织，旨在表彰和促进全球货币设计和创新。 2024 年 COTY 奖由世界货币博览会和东亚钱币学杂志资助。

The coins dated 2023 were divided into ten categories and judged by an international panel of experts (our director for Italy Roberto Canganelli).

2023 年的硬币被分为十个类别，并由国际专家小组（我们的意大利总监 Roberto Canganelli）进行评审。

A thousand-year-old pine, symbol of perseverance

千年古松，坚忍不拔的象征

The obverse of the winning coin depicts a majestic bristlecone pine, native to California, Nevada, and Utah. One of the oldest organisms on earth, a tree can live up to 5,000 years. The bristlecone pines grow in places where many plants do not find the conditions to survive and are the first species to repopulate the Earth after catastrophic changes such as volcanic eruptions or glaciation.

获奖硬币的正面描绘了一棵雄伟的狐尾松，原产于加利福尼亚州、内华达州和犹他州。树是地球上最古老的生物之一，寿命可达 5000 年。狐尾松生长在许多植物无法生存的地方，是火山爆发或冰川等灾难性变化后第一个在地球上重新繁衍生息的物种。

The 2024 COTY Prize-winning coin was sculpted by Joseph Menna and designed by the engraver Elena Hagler. The obverse depicts a young bald eagle standing on a rocky outcrop, caught before flight. Art credits go to John B. McGraw.

2024 年科蒂奖获奖硬币由约瑟夫·门纳 (Joseph Menna) 雕刻，雕刻师埃琳娜·哈格勒 (Elena Hagler) 设计。正面描绘了一只年轻的秃鹰站在岩石露头上，在飞行前被抓住。艺术作品归约翰·B·麦格劳 (John B. McGraw) 所有。

This $100 – which won COTY as the most beautiful gold coin – is the sixth issued in the American Liberty series by the US Mint. Since its debut in 2015, the American Liberty Gold Coin and Silver Medal programme includes coins and medals with modern depictions of liberty in various figurative forms. The front features different versions of the eagle, the national animal of the United States.

这枚 100 美元的美国自由女神系列金币荣获 COTY 最美金币称号，是美国造币厂发行的第六枚。自 2015 年首次推出以来，美国自由金币和银牌计划包括以各种形象形式对自由进行现代描绘的硬币和奖章。正面饰有不同版本的美国国兽鹰。

Nearly 600 coins are competing for the 2024 COTY prize

近 600 个硬币正在角逐 2024 年 COTY 奖

“Recent voting for the 2024 COTY prize was very close, with the top five coins separated by just ten votes,” said Tom Michael, Tournament Coordinator.

“最近 2024 年 COTY 奖的投票非常接近，前五名硬币仅相差 10 票，”锦标赛协调员 Tom Michael 说道。

The selection process for the 2024 COTY Prize began with a record number of entries: nearly 600 coins were screened by the nominations committee. COTY 100: 10 coins in 10 denominations. An international panel of judges voted to determine the winning coin for each category, and the jury chose the overall winner.

2024 年 COTY 奖的评选过程以创纪录数量的参赛作品开始：提名委员会筛选了近 600 枚硬币。 COTY 100：10 种硬币，10 种面额。国际评审团投票决定每个类别的获奖硬币，评审团选出总冠军。

“It’s always exciting to see the awards process unfold,” said Maggie Paul, Co-ordinator of COTY. “The best in global coin design and innovation emerge from the various categories, and the competition concludes with a final vote for the champion. This has happened in every edition for 41 years.”

“看到颁奖过程的展开总是令人兴奋，”COTY 协调员 Maggie Paul 说道。 “全球最好的硬币设计和创新从各个类别中脱颖而出，比赛以最终投票选出冠军而告终。 41 年来，每个版本都发生过这种情况。”

All coins are offered denomination wise

所有硬币均按面额提供

Although they enter COTY 100, the Ticks from the Italian region – despite offering some coins to be released in 2023 – were left out of the list of winners. Here are the winning coins for each category, along with our personal opinion.

尽管来自意大利地区的 Ticks 进入了 COTY 100，尽管他们提供了一些将于 2023 年发行的代币，但他们却被排除在获奖者名单之外。以下是每个类别的获奖硬币，以及我们的个人意见。

A very significant coin from a historical point of view

从历史角度来看是一枚非常重要的硬币

Cameroon | 2000 CFA francs, silver | Sumerian Civilization | Our rating: 7+

喀麦隆 | 2000 非洲金融共同体法郎银 |苏美尔文明|我们的评分：7+

A fine coin for a contemporary event

适合当代活动的精美硬币

Ukraine | 10 hryvnia, silver | Courage to be | Our rating: 7 and 1/2

乌克兰 | 10 格里夫纳，银 |勇于成为|我们的评分：7 和 1/2

Best gold coin

最好的金币

USA | 100 Dollars, Gold | Freedom through Perseverance | Our rating: 9

美国 | 100 美元，黄金 |自由源于坚持|我们的评分：9

A fine silver coin

一枚精美的银币

Austria 20 euros, silver | Neutron | Our rating: 6 and 1/2

奥地利 20 欧元，银币 |中子|我们的评分：6 和 1/2

Excellent crown size coin

优秀的皇冠大小硬币

Cook Islands | 10 Dollars, Silver | Astrolabe | Our rating: 8 and 1/2

库克群岛 | 10 美元，银 |星盘|我们的评分：8 和 1/2

Best coin in circulation

流通中最好的硬币

China | 5 yuan, brass | Chinese Theatre, Sheng | Our rating: 5

中国 | 5元，黄铜|中国戏剧，盛 |我们的评分：5

Excellent bimetal coin

优秀的双金属硬币

Austria 25 Euro, Silver-Niobium | Global Warming | Our rating: 7 and 1/2

奥地利 25 欧元，银铌 |全球变暖|我们的评分：7 和 1/2

A very artistic coin

很有艺术感的钱币

Latvia | 5 euros, silver | Riga Fashion | Our rating: 8 and 1/2

拉脱维亚 | 5欧元，银|里加时尚|我们的评分：8 和 1/2

A very innovative coin

非常有创意的硬币

France | 200 Euro, Gold | Pierre Herme | Our Rating: 3

法国 | 200 欧元，黄金 |皮埃尔·赫尔墨 |我们的评分：3

A very encouraging coin

一枚非常鼓舞人心的硬币

Canada | 50 dollars, silver | The epitome of peace Our rating: 10

加拿大 | 50 美元，银 |和平的缩影 我们的评分：10