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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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my vote goes for the large and lovely 50c and the Platypus 20c. Yes  with the fifty but disagree about the 20 sorry. Sorry about the bad pics, I wish I had the real thing but I had to take these from my book. I don't think this pic below gives our pus the attention it deserves..I think it looks like a dead duck just under the water   I think this one bellow is far superior in design and would depict the australian fauna much better  And I think we should have some of these too   I think a coin that you can actually make out what the animal/place/thing is is better than one that your scratching your head wondering what it is..we have some of the most beautiful and amazing creatues and places in the world here but I don't think we promote them enough to the rest of the world and as for what's happening to our devil..my heart bleeds..I really hope they can do something to save them before we only have them in a cage  I live in an area were we get the odd pus and it's getting harder to find them too..beatiful animal but just watch the spurs |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
841 Posts |
I like crocodile coins Yeah me too, shame these coins are gold. Sorry it's only from the book again cobba, but here's a croc for ya  Love ya user name by the way  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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My favourite design? See my avatar. It's been used on a few coins now. Steve  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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These are nice triggersmob and are the only sheep I like to handle these days |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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As far as decimal coins go my favourites by far are the 1c followed very closely by the 2c. You don't have to stare for 10 seconds before you realise what animal it is like you have to with the crappy 10c (my least favourite).
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Ausjack: When those definitive platypus 20 cent coins are worn such as the one you have pictured, it shows that ALL of the design intent remains. That is very rare for a coin design.
I have spoken to Stuart Devlin in person, and he remarked that that was one of the reasons why he ended up being very satisfied with the design of this coin.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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 That 2010 better, I used an old coin as they take a better pic but I still think they look like a dead duck under the water and the designer would have to say that wouldn't he..I know I wouldn't say Nah nah it wasn't one of my best designs, would you  If you have seen one in the wild you wouldn't think it's very flatering for such a beautiful animal..but remember this is just my opinion Don't get me wrong, he's done some nice designs but the plat wasn't one of them sorry. So talking about that..does anyone know who their next designer will be..do they have one picked out yet as devlin wouldn't be a spring chicken  He'd have to be worth a dollar or two after all these years..how old would you say he is sel? |
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Australia
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I think the designer was refering to the engeneering success of this design, After 45 years of hard circulation they do indeed hold a lot of their original look. They are not my favorite coin but the design is well engeneered and thought out as far as wear is concerned  |
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Australia
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I dont know if this one counts, but my vote goes to the Sydney Mint Sovereign - the design is simple, but nonetheless iconic. Honourable mention goes to the ram shilling and the 1911-36 Penny. Also, I agree with trout that the Melbourne centenary florin is overrated in the looks department.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I think the 1927 Parliament House florin is about as nice as it gets. I am also rather partial to anything with the traditional ram's head design, whatever the vintage.
Jeff
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Australia
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New Member
Australia
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I love
Centenary Florins
Crown 37/38
27 Parliament House Florin, 51 and 54
2c = PM preferably
Mor's
COA 50c and the 2001 federation 50c
platapus 20c, especially wavy 20c. :-)
and the threepence because its so little and cute.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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You don't have to stare for 10 seconds before you realise what animal it is like you have to with the crappy 10c (my least favourite). This is the exact reason why I think that our Stuart Devlin coin designs for the 1c through to 20c are the best in the world. At first glance they seem like a fairly abstract design, it is only when you examine the coins more closely that the native animal in the design becomes apparent. It is amazing that this multi layered approach to coin design was accepted in the 1960s. Maybe such sophisticated coin designs arn't so easily accepted in this age of instant gratification. |
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the 1927 parliament florin is nice along with the 1 and 2's, impossible to say which is my favourite though.
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