Wednesday, April 02, 2008
New coin reverse designs revealed
As you can see in the image
to the right[below], the Shield of the Royal Arms has been given a contemporary treatment and its whole has been cleverly split among all six denominations from the 1p to the 50p, with the £1 coin displaying the heraldic element in its entirety. This is the first time that a single design has been used across a range of United Kingdom coins.
The full set of coins showing how the separate reverse designs work together.
Also from the Royal Mint website
The new designs will enter circulation gradually throughout the year. It is normal practice for banks to order coins from the Royal Mint to satisfy public demand, which fluctuates over the course of the year. The current coin designs will remain in circulation and as legal tender for the foreseeable future.
Adds The winning designer, 26 year-old Matthew Dent
In seeking to spread a single design across six denominations, Matthew Dent conceived an idea that has never been realised before on the British coinage. To have the £1 as the unifying coin only emerged towards the end of the design process. Matthew Dent has commented that ‘the addition of the £1 coin design to the set was as a way of defining the whole series. A key coin uniting the designs’. Against all the odds, a young artist has won a public competition and devised a stunningly original series that stands as an imaginative and clever solution.
Pete Baker @ 01:56 PM
Have to honestly say not bad! However as a British Empire buff I am sad to see the old coins being replaced but I think using the royal coat of arms as a replacement stills shows Britain rather than the regions which is encouraging.
Posted by on Apr 02, 2008 @ 02:40 PMHave to agree that the concept is stunning and effective.
Posted by on Apr 02, 2008 @ 02:52 PMa waste of taxpayers money.. design new back for coins..sure they will be in the euro in a matter of years.
Posted by on Apr 02, 2008 @ 02:53 PM[Play the ball - edited moderator]
Posted by on Apr 02, 2008 @ 03:21 PMharry: “a waste of taxpayers money.. design new back for coins..sure they will be in the euro in a matter of years.”
Just wait until y’all catch up with U.S. “innovation” and they start issuing “collectible money” on a regular basis.
Posted by on Apr 02, 2008 @ 03:31 PMDread
You mean like this?
Posted by on Apr 02, 2008 @ 03:36 PMDread
I think they borrowed that Idea from the Canadian mint as they have been doing it for decadesPosted by on Apr 02, 2008 @ 03:39 PMIs that the irish harp?
Posted by on Apr 02, 2008 @ 03:40 PMThose designs aren’t that bad and I think the British empire was a very bad thing. Will this do?
Posted by on Apr 02, 2008 @ 03:42 PMPete: “Do you mean like this?”
Not exactly… proof sets of the common currency are a normal thing. Just select coinage at the mint, put them in protective card-board folders and sell them. I’m talking changing the coins to make them collectible… more below.
Steve: “I think they borrowed that Idea from the Canadian mint as they have been doing it for decades.”
I don’t mean taking changing a coin design to commemorate a specific event, like the bicentennial. I’m talking about creating a series of pre-planned changes.
Right now, the US Mint is finishing up the “state quarter” run and I think five presidents into the “US President” Dollar coin run.
Posted by on Apr 02, 2008 @ 03:58 PMThey are actually quite good. I am appalled; I heard this on Radio 4 this morning and was hoping to be able to foam at the mouth, shout NO (and No Surrender) a lot and do other flat earthish things. The reality is they are fine and with there being so many old coins still in circulation we will have the current ones for our lifetime.
As an aside, I always thought that acceptance of the Euro would have been easier if it had been called the Deutchmark in Germany, Franc in France etc. etc. yet have new coins and them all be the same value.
I worked with a German bloke when the Euro came out and he was actually quite sad to loose the Mark.
Posted by on Apr 02, 2008 @ 04:15 PMI like them! I never like new designs of things because the UK seems to screw them up (London 2012 comes to mind) but these are really nice.
Posted by on Apr 02, 2008 @ 04:16 PMwith clenched teeth i have to admit the design is good, but until the anti-catholic legislation which the monarchy sits on is repealed, I feel the use of the royal coat of arms is anachronistic and ill-advised. no doubt some will feel my attitude the same, apologies, but there ya go.
Posted by on Apr 02, 2008 @ 04:17 PMThis is now completely unacceptable; people of many different opinions are supporting and liking a change.
Down with this sort of thing.
I have changed my mind; I regard them as an evil plot against the people of Ulster.
There I feel better now.
Posted by on Apr 02, 2008 @ 04:21 PMI know dread but the canadian mint has still been doing it for a lot longer
The 1974 mountie quarter
the rememberance day loonies
the provincial quarters
ad infinitum
Including most recently enameled coins for cancer and veterans
Posted by on Apr 02, 2008 @ 05:15 PMThey look nice. When I heard Britannia was going I fell into Daily Maill thinking of what sort of modern meaningless crap are we about to get? However, this really works as unifying concept across the range.
Posted by on Apr 02, 2008 @ 05:36 PMWhat about poor Wales!!
This does not represent the whole of the UK.
Why could on of the TWO sets of 3 lions not have been replaced with a dragon? There needs to be a national education in what the UK is esp. in England where people get confused when you correct them when they refer to the UK as England.Posted by on Apr 02, 2008 @ 06:05 PMAgain, Steve—not simply the commemoration of certain events or concepts, but the next step—commemorative money for the sake of commemorative money, with all the economic oddities that that entails.
Posted by on Apr 02, 2008 @ 06:28 PMWell said Andrew!
Posted by on Apr 02, 2008 @ 06:31 PMwho does the harp represent?....i would like the monarchy to drop the harp...they dont represent it,and we dont want them representing us!
Posted by on Apr 02, 2008 @ 08:33 PMBeautiful and impeccably British design.
Turgon: “I worked with a German bloke when the Euro came out and he was actually quite sad to loose the Mark.”
Did you expect him to dance with glee at the Reich finally conquering Europe through the back door?
Posted by on Apr 02, 2008 @ 08:59 PMApparently I’m the only Philistine here, then. I liked the fact that all the coins had different designs. Not fussed this high flutin’ unifying bits of a bigger picture.
I especially dislike the 5p.
Posted by on Apr 02, 2008 @ 09:13 PM“I especially dislike the 5p”
Send all yours to me Kensei - I’ll make use of them.
Posted by on Apr 02, 2008 @ 10:52 PMTurgon
“I have changed my mind; I regard them as an evil plot against the people of Ulster.”
Heh.
Posted by on Apr 03, 2008 @ 12:11 AMAgree the designs of the coins are quite good but there also should be a Dragon there somewhere.
Posted by on Apr 03, 2008 @ 12:15 AM
