The IAPN Book Prize

Since 1982, in order to encourage the publication of books of scientific and general interest,
the International Association of Professional Numismatists (IAPN) has awarded an annual honorary prize for a numismatic work published the previous year. During the annual IAPN General Assembly, members hold a vote to select a winner from among the many titles submitted to the competition.

The IAPN Book Prize consists of a medal, a diploma and a monetary award of
CHF 1,000 (Swiss Francs). Prize winners are formally presented with their awards
during future IAPN gatherings.

Books suitable for the prize must be submitted to the Chairman of the Publication Committee at least 90-days before the General Assembly of the Association convenes.

Submission Requirements for the next IAPN Book Prize:
– All books must have a 2025 imprint.
– All nominations to be sent by email to the Chairman of the Publication Committee by Friday, 30 January 2026.
– The deadline for submissions of physical books to the Chairman is Friday, 20 February 2026.

Previous IAPN Book Prize Winners and their publications are listed below.


Congratulations to Jean-Yves Kind, Winner of the 2025 IAPN Book Prize.

Jean-Yves Kind, the first prize winner, is an archivist and former special advisor on the Conservation of Treaties at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  He has managed the French coin collection at the National Library of France since 2009.  His book catalogues an important part of the extraordinary collection of French royal gold coins found in his Institution. This comprehensive collection covered in two volumes includes gold coins issued from the reigns of Louis IX to Louis XVI, featuring many extremely rare and unique specimens.



KIND, Jean-Yves. Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises. 1: Monnaiesd’or Louis IX à Louis XII; 2: Monnaies d’or François Ier à Louis XVI2 vols. Bibliothèque Nationale de France/Éditions V. Gadoury, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 2024

ISBN 978-2-90660-256-4

Price: €95. Order at https://www.gadoury.com/en/books/catalogue-des-monnaies-royales-francaises-tome-i-et-ii.

Second prize went to CARBONE, Lucia. Local Coinages in a Roman World: Second Century BC First Century AD2 vols. American Numismatic Society, New York, 2024

ISBN 978-0-89722-419-2 and 978-0-89722-420-8

Price: US $325. Order at https://numismatics.org/store/rbw/.





Third prize went to VANHOUDT, Hugo, and SAUNDERS, John. The Gold Coinage of the Low Countries Hugo Vanhoudt, Heverlee, NL, 2024

ISBN 978-1-73565-981-7

Price: €100. Order from vanhoudt.hugo@gmail.com.   

  • 2014: Italo VECCHI

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    Italian Cast Coinage.
    A descriptive catalogue of the Cast Bronze Coinage
    and its struck counterparts in ancient Italy from the
    7th to 3rd centuries BC (2013)
    By Italo Vecchi     

    ISBN 978-0-9575784-0-1

  • 2013: Ronachai KRISADAOLARN & Vasilijs MIHAILOVS

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    Siamese Coins from Funan to the Fifth Reign
    By Ronachai Krisadaolarn & Vasilijs Mihailovs 

    ISBN: 9749863542  (Links to Amazon.com)

    More about the authors receiving this award by CoinNews.net:
    Authors Receive IAPN Award for Book on Siamese Coins

  • 2012: Hector Carlos JANSON

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    La Moneda Circulante en el Territorio Argentino 1574-2010.
    By Hector Carlos Janson

    Published by the author.

  • 2011: Christopher EIMER

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    British Commerative Medals and Their Values
    By Christopher Eimer

    ISBN 978-1-907427-06-0
    Available from     christophereimer.co.uk

  • 2010: Helmut ZÖTTL

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    Salzburg, Münzen und Medaillen 1500-1800. (2 volumes)
    By Helmut Zöttl

    ISBN 978-3-9502590-0-1/-1-8

  • 2009: Silvia Mani HURTER

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    Die Didrachmenprägung von Segesta
    By Silvia Mani Hurter

    ISBN: 978-3-033015-64

  • 2008: Richard McALEE

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    The Coins of Roman Antioch
    By Richard McAlee

    ISBN 0-9709268-9-8

  • 2007: J. Vico MONTEOLIVIA

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    Corpus Nummorum Visigothorum
    By J. Vico Monteolivia, et al.

    ISBN 84-609-8913-5

  • 2006: M. MEHL

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    Die Münzen des Stiftes Quedlinburg
    By M. Mehl

    ISBN 3-933420-02-4

  • 2005: S. CUDAZZO

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    Monete Italiane Regionali
    By S. Cudazzo, Publisher:     Casa Savoia

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