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Austria Named COTY Champion

This is Austria’s year. Not only did Austrian Mint coins claim an impressive three Coin of the Year (COTY) category wins in the 2022 awards competition, but the country has also earned top honors as Coin of the Year Champion.

The winning coin is a gold 100-euro marking “The Gold of the Pharaohs,” the second coin of the Austrian Mint’s “The Magic of Gold” series that traces the mysterious nature of gold in ancient cultures. The coin

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