Voting For 2017 Coin Designs Begins

My loonie design I created for the contest should have won. it was the best.

I refuse to vote for this out of principal.

I am getting sick and tired of all the commemorative circulation coins;
I like the "base" circulation loon, Caribou ect coins over all these stupid variants...

But hey, I'm just one voice.

You may not be very happy in 2017. The regular circ coins will NOT be in circulation next year. Only the new My Canada designs will be in circulation.

The regular coins will be available in sets only so they should be relatively scarce. Good news, bad news I guess.

I don't think the general consensus is that the choices were "childish designs". But on something as small as a nickle plated coin, overly detailed artistry becomes unrecognizable - simple is better. My opinion is that RCM made a huge mistake in not expanding on the 1967 Centennial series including featuring of the symbolism associated to the various creatures that we share our country with. Regardless of age, everyone could relate to that in different ways.

What do you mean by "this contest was only open to children 12 and under"?

If children under 12 were to freely chose 2017 designs without any boundaries, I'd wager the top pick would feature some type of technology, a tablet or cellphone.

As far as the voting, it was very telling that RCM did it in the way of a blind/confidential vote rather than in the form of a public engagement/popularity contest. The warmy titles of the chosen selection will likely carry more weight in the final selection than the actual designs. For example, I can see "Birth of a Green Future" to be a sure winner. The "Canadian Icons" would have a large majority of the population going and certainly children 12 and under.

Yes, aside from money wasted on the mass churnings of RCM, I think the entire paradigm of what is coin (money) is also shifting over time. It used to represent something very important - the ability to put food on the table, have a decent place to live, pay for children's education. To the older generation, using credit or surviving on handouts was the ultimate of shameful. I don't quite understand the change, maybe it's because we've begun to believe "the government" is ultimately responsible for our livelihood and well-being instead, but it seems RCM, especially by the fantasy themes, is at work to actively demean the significance of what money represents as well.

According the RCM's news release, there's no indication of what's planned other than the special design of the five.

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, MARCH 11, 2015 - To celebrate Canada's upcoming 150th anniversary, the Royal Canadian Mint is inviting Canadians from coast-to-coast-to-coast to design the 5-cent, 10-cent, 25-cent, one-dollar and two-dollar coins that will circulate in 2017.
http://www.mint.ca/store/news/royal....V7ivJnjOerU

Without getting into the politics and "PC" angle, the RCM has used these contests many times in the past to generate interest in upcoming coins.

Personally, I'm still hoping for new issues using the 1967 designs.