Great Britain to change design on circ. coins!
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<< <i>There will be no tampering with the obverse; the Queen, >>
Oh well!
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A travesty in the making, I've no doubt. Especially if the Mint listens to drivel such as much of what is posted below the story.
The snout of some prehistoric fish?
<< <i>WTF is that on the right-hand side of the picture?
The snout of some prehistoric fish?
It's Queen Elizabeth II! Everybody knows the other side of UK and British colony coins is the reigning monarch.
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<< <i>WTF is that on the right-hand side of the picture?
The snout of some prehistoric fish?
That is a view of the Queen's toenail.
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<< <i>WTF is that on the right-hand side of the picture?
The snout of some prehistoric fish?
A basking shark?
A basking shark was my exact thought, right after "coelacanth"!
<< <i>A travesty in the making >>
What, you don't agree with sculptor Antony Gormley's plan to “design an organically shaped coin — certainly not round and preferably not symmetrical"
At least we can count on the vending machine industry to kill that bit of nonsense.
He want new images of traditional symbols for the country. Sounds very reasonable.
The sculptor wants "organically shaped" non-symetrical coins. What the heck is "organically shapped" I think he wants to go back to the irregular shaped metal lumps like the ancient coins were made with.
The Secretary of State wants the olympic rings. Does she realize that that is a copyrighted image and that they would have to pay the International Olympic Committee a fee for every coin in circulation?
And the Lord wants to get rid of the Monarch's image because most other countries have stopped using them. Did he stop to consider that the reason most countries no longer use the bust of the Monarch is because they are no longer monarchies? Most countries that still have a King or a Queen DO use their images.