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Canada
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I was bored, so I drew up a $5 coin concept!  I tried to think of something for the edge, but couldn't - maybe "A MARI USQUE AD MARE" with 13 maple leaves (for each province and territory)? Plus, if Quebec leaves, they'll have to take out a maple leaf, which means varieties for that year (everyone loves varieties!). Anyway, it has 5 sides for 5 dollars (there's probably a good reason why I can't think of any pentagonal coins in use anywhere, but $5 per coin means that production costs can be pretty high), and 5 corners means a good place to put 5 security designs. The design is a maple tree so we can keep the maple leaf on our coins in its full glory (and because if one cent has two maple leaves, $5 should have a thousand). |
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 Time to submit to the RCM! |
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Canada
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 well done! |
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 Canada
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Would this be a nightmare for current Canadian vending machines, parking meters and anywhere else that takes coin payments?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Yeah... there's no way anything like that would make it to production for circulation, at least in the near future. But..... nobody said anything against it as NCLT  |
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Canada
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I was bored, so I drew up a $5 coin concept! LOL,, yeah, nalaberong, you certainly was bored..  But, must not laugh, one never knows what the RCM will come up with when we get our $5 dollar coin.  |
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Canada
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Funny I accualy drew one up a few months ago. I like your idea of changing the shape I just kept mine a borin ol' circle  . I drew a bison not a tree on it I will see if I can find a picture of it. |
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Canada
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I like the nick-name the Foonie  Better protect the design maybe the US may like to get hold of that shape. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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To fit in a slot machine, the sides would have to be curved, just like the British 50 pence coin.
The radius of the curvature would have be about the apex point on the opposite corner.
This approach to flan design is only valid for coins that have an odd number of sides.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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I remember that "pillowed" shape from my days in rotational puzzling...
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Valued Member
Canada
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If you were in a car crash these coins might make hamburger of your leg....better re-work it...  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I notice a leaf falling from the tree. I do NOT notice however, the word 'BLORK!'* uttered by either by the tree, or the leaf. * BLORK - Parker & Hart, (BC cartoon, circa 1990) |
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United Kingdom
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Nice design, try submitting it to the RCM you never know the five dollar coin may not be far off.... , the shape reminds me of our 50p coin over here .... |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It'd be cool to see some Pentagon dollars.
I would've called it a Finnie, not a Foonie.
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Sorry, but the only "foonie" I like, is the one that the RCM proposed, which was a golden ring around a silver center (it could also be nicknamed a "five golden rings" because it would have a golden ring, and would be worth $5, and why not put a little Christmas into the "jingle jangle of a coin. (-;) Opposite of the toonie which is a silver ring around a golden center. Edited by Fox
09/17/2013 3:08 pm
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