Judges examining coins put up by the participants at Tulsi Bhavan. Picture by Bhola Prasad

Jamshedpur, Dec. 20: Ingenious themes, clarity in presentation and decorum stole the show at Jamcoin-2005 as curtains came down on the 11th national coin exhibition at Tulsi Bhavan this evening.

While the judges team, comprising two numismatist from the city and another such enthusiast from Maharashtra, had a tough time in deciding on the winning collection from about a dozen displays, it was evident that the above factors had a march over others when it came to doling out the brownie points.

And once again Pankojini Jaiswal, an ace numismatist from the city had the last laugh in the women?s category with an eclectic collection, while S.R. Arun bagged the award in the senior men?s category for his assortment of American quarters.

Rachit Chaudhary from JH Tarapore School notched the top spot in the junior category as he took the judges on a trip around the world with his collection boasting of coins from each country across the globe.

P. Baburao walked away with the overall trophy with his collection of notes with signatures of RBI governors and with numbers matching the birth dates of all Tata group chairmen.

?Points such as the condition of coins, how well were they displayed, rarity, clarity of the numbers and the theme chosen were kept in mind while judging the displays,? Col H.C. Pant, president of Coin Collectors? Club, said.

But for Pradip Wankar, joint secretary of Chandrapur coin society, Maharashtra, everything came next to the manner in which the coins were put on display. ?What many people do not realise is that coins should be placed in such a way that everybody should be able to read what is written on it,? said Wankar.

H.A. Siddiqui, one the three judges, also added his parameter of judgement. ?Imagination and synchronisation are the imperatives,? he quipped.