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Germany
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Nice, something that looks good, doesn't attempt to be smart by having "Britishness" on it.... and best of all isn't one of the overly simplistic designs being used for commemorative coins.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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At least, the British don't have to worry about having to collect all mint marks, to make complete set !  |
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Germany
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To be brutally honest, I only like the design of the £2 coin. The rest...meh
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Germany
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To be brutally honest I think the £2 is the worst one. It's not about the design of one coin, I think it works as a set. And it represents King Charles, it's what he's about, animals and wildlife..... Very fitting. And I think they'll be iconic (in a there won't be any coins left in 3 1/2 days anyway, so... kind of way.)
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United States
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Very nice set. I think I will be adding it to my list!  |
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Russian Federation
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I really don't like how the denomination (especially the word part) is almost lost in the pattern. (Why is that pattern even there?)
I suspect this area wouldn't stand up to wear very well, either, but it depends on the coin's material; maybe they just won't wear down enough for it to matter.
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Australia
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As much as I do like these new coins, they do remind me of the new Philippines coins.
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Australia
21788 Posts |
When Australia decimalised in 1966, the designer, Stuart Devlin (goldsmith to HM the Q) was commissioned by the Australian Government to produce a set of reverse coin designs that would appear to be distinctively Australian.
The overall reaction of the Australian population was 'Meh' .
57 years later, they are still in use.
The designs 'grow' on you.
If I was a Brit, I could happily live with all of these.
Sadly, with inflation most probably being a problem, they won't last 57 years.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Interesting that it's the salmon on the 50p. I remember getting Irish 50ps in everyday change with a similar salmon design, so good job they are not contemporary.
Overall I like them, though the £2 is the weakest IMHO.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United Kingdom
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I remember getting Irish 50ps in everyday change with a similar salmon design Actually those would have been Irish 10p coins. The Irish 50p had a woodcock on it. But there is a similarity in the design!  Incidentally Irish 50p coins cannot circulate in the UK because they were struck to the specifications of the original larger British 50p, but the British coins were reduced in size in 1997. Irish 50p's remained the same size until the Punt was replaced by the Euro in 2002. |
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Interesting that it's the salmon on the 50p. I remember getting Irish 50ps in everyday change with a similar salmon design, so good job they are not contemporary. I have to admit, my first impression on seeing them was "Oh, they've chosen a British barnyard" - with "barnyard" being the colloquial term for the Irish animal-themed coins. The salmon does look similar to the Irish one, though I suppose there are only a certain number of ways you can draw a salmon to make it fit onto a round coin. I do have to say I like them better than the "chopped-up-coat-of-arms" currently in use. And the triple-C monograms in the background are a nice continuity touch with a much older coinage tradition. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Doh! You're right. Senior moment.
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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There was a short feature on the coins on the BBC television news at 8am this morning, and the reporter said the coins should enter circulation around the end of this month.
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United States
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the reporter said the coins should enter circulation around the end of this month.  |
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United Kingdom
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Yes Sap. I agree. The chopped up coat of arms was a bit naff, though they did more or less address the problem of acres of empty space on the reverses. And I hope striking quality will have improved. The old-style decimal coins were more deeply struck than the chopped up coat of arms ones. The relief on the heads side was much better too. We shall see...
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