New UK coin designs
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- BaskerviIle
Saw this on the news today, the reverse side of uk coins (1p,2p,5p,10p,20p,50p and £1) have been redesigned for the first time in ages. And for the first time they work as a set.
http://www.royalmint.com/newdesi…
I actually really like the new designs, they've taken the shield and cropped it on each coin which looks pretty modern for a coin plus you can arrange all the coins to make a large shield, the pound coin has the whole shield on it. They chose the design from a national competition and it was a graphic designer who won. I wouldn't mind having my design on our currency, good for the old folio – you can just carry it around in your wallet!
- Samush0
Nice! Best portfolio in the country, cheap and lightweight too.
Shame new coins won't help the economy at all.
- paraselene0
really lovely! is it true?
- sorry, just suspicious of something that nice. it IS true!paraselene
- BaskerviIle0
yup it's true, wouldn't have believed it yesterday but apparently they're out today
- kelpie0
pfft.
rubbish.
The Mint just hasn't been the same since they sacked Isaac Newton.
This a Wolf Olins disaster?
- _salisae_0
I'd like a set. How much will that be, $400 or around there?
- bulletfactory0
are the coins retaining the same size/shape/weight, or are all of you going to look like tourists for a few months until you adjust?
- BaskerviIle0
haha, or you could just get the whole set for £1.88
- paraselene0
the platinum edition will set you back 12 large!!!
- kelpie0
they'll have to keep the sizes - they changed a bunch of teh sizes over a staggered period of time recently so they wont again. changing the sizes means changing every coin operated machine in the country anyway
- Corvo0
Very nice coins, and exquisitely British.
- exador10
totally love the new design....
- 4040
I really like the idea and the final look. I wish the states would do something as interesting as that.
- detritus0
Gorgeous - finally we've got up with them rascally euros and their haute coinage.
Though in the graphic, the 5p's off-centre, which is bugging me.
- Jaline0
nice.
- kalkal0
Nice! I always used to think they looked a bit shit..
When should we expect these in circulation?
- Spookytim0
haha, By the way they've organised the coins my guess is that that the 5p is soon for the chopping block.
- Jaline0
although...that middle one looks crappy. Together they're cool though.
- Fariska0
Pretty nice, but still far away from Italian Euro coins.