The New British Coins

JohnDotCom · 4th April 2008, 22:43

I have now seen the new range of coins released by the Royal Mint,
and I must say they are NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- IMHO.

But I think the Government must have designed them
as they Perfectly reflect our Current Government
You never get the full picture in one go!

Simon · 4th April 2008, 23:00

New coins? Does anyone have any preview pictures of them so I can have a laugh....

JohnDotCom · 4th April 2008, 23:02

These arn't to clear but give an Idea.
No Britannia of course now.

http://www.royalmint.com/newdesigns/...sRevealed.aspx

Simon · 4th April 2008, 23:04

They don't look real. If one of them turned up in the shop I'd reject it as a fake....

Not a particularly good design for a coin in my opinion. Okay for a showpiece collection yes but for general circulation then definitely not.

Dragrad · 4th April 2008, 23:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simon

New coins? Does anyone have any preview pictures of them so I can have a laugh....

See here....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...2/ncoin102.xml

Does the fragmentation of the design reflect the fractional value of the coins?

Simondi · 5th April 2008, 07:43

If they're introduced then we'll all get used to them

What concerns me is that they look very much like Euro coins as do the new Bank of England notes and indeed the new Bank of Scotland notes.
So far RBS and Clydesdale have not introduced any new designs but whats the betting that when they do they also will have that EURO look.
I think its all a ploy to get us used to money that looks like Euros so that when the big change comes it will not be such a shock.

Raistlin · 5th April 2008, 07:55

Absolutely dreadful.

Talk about "designed down to a price".

What a ridiculously gimmicky idea.

It won't be long before the Sovereign's head is removed from the obverse either in my opinion.

BigRuss · 5th April 2008, 14:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by dragrad

Does the fragmentation of the design reflect the fractional value of the coins?

Not sure, but more likely the fragmentation of our country and/or the destruction of it's values

Russ

Zeb · 5th April 2008, 15:03

Enjoy (any) coinage whilst you can.....it'll be gone soon

JohnDotCom · 5th April 2008, 15:11

England and Scotland are represented on New Coins but not Wales.
There is talk at the Welsh assembly of Introducing our own Coinage and Notes soon.

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JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	The New British Coins I have now seen the new range of coins released by the Royal Mint, and I must say they are NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- IMHO. But I think the Government must have designed them as they Perfectly reflect our Current Government You never get the full picture in one go!

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Simon Banned - Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: - Posts: 10,318 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	New coins? Does anyone have any preview pictures of them so I can have a laugh....

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JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	These arn't to clear but give an Idea. No Britannia of course now. http://www.royalmint.com/newdesigns/...sRevealed.aspx

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Simon Banned - Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: - Posts: 10,318 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	They don't look real. If one of them turned up in the shop I'd reject it as a fake.... Not a particularly good design for a coin in my opinion. Okay for a showpiece collection yes but for general circulation then definitely not.

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Raistlin Banned 75 CDT Connoisseur SE Auto Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 8,450 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Absolutely dreadful. Talk about "designed down to a price". What a ridiculously gimmicky idea. It won't be long before the Sovereign's head is removed from the obverse either in my opinion.

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JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	England and Scotland are represented on New Coins but not Wales. There is talk at the Welsh assembly of Introducing our own Coinage and Notes soon.