MDC Coin Awards Now Open for Nominations

Nominations are now open for the MDC’s prestigious Coin Awards. Last held in 2018, the awards recognise industry achievements in the design, production and packaging of coins, as well as, for the first time, sustainability in minting.

The winners will be announced at the MDC Gala Dinner to be held at the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa on 17 October.

The five categories are:

• Best Commemorative Gold Coin 

• Best Commemorative Silver Coin 

• Best Circulating Coin or Coin Series 

• Best Sustainability Initiative 

• Best Packaging (of a commemorative coin).

To be eligible for the MDC 2023 Coin Awards, projects must have been launched between May 2018 and May 2023. The deadline for nominations is 31 July 2023.

In a break from the past, all nominations can be submitted online via the Awardforce platform, where you can also find out about the qualifying criteria for each category. The highest quality nominations will include brief, well-written descriptions of the project nominated, together with good quality photographs or other illustrations that support the reasons for the nomination.

A panel of five Mint Directors will draw up a shortlist of three finalists in each category, and they will be displayed to all delegates at the MDC. All Mint Directors will then vote for the winners, which will be announced and presented during the Gala Dinner.

To submit your nomination(s), visit mdc2023.awardsplatform.com.