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New designs for British coins.

plugz (1244 points) | Fri, 2008-04-04 00:22

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7328107.stm

All based around a single fragmented design, what are your thoughts?

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3dogmama | Fri, 2008-04-04 13:27

It's legal currency, not a puzzle. I find the segregation of the coat of arms too disjointed.

However, on the up side, if you're ever caught in the pub waiting for your mates to show up, you can while away your time assembling the waitress' tip.

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natobasso | Fri, 2008-04-04 14:52

I'm not a huge fan of this new design.

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archmedia | Fri, 2008-04-04 17:42

that would drive me NUTS! coins of different value the same size as each other. I'd go nuts.. seriously. i'd hate it. Just like i hate all green bills in my wallet. Which probably explains why i use my debit card so much. damn american greenback. i wanna go back to Canada just cause of the colored currency.

okok, there's alot of reasons i'd move back to Canada, and the color of currency isn't the top reason.

lol

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plugz | Fri, 2008-04-04 17:55

I agree with you about American notes though, Is it a hundred or a single? who knows until you fish around in your wallet for a bit and see.

Thankfully we phased out pound notes in the UK in 1984 and only have £5 (Green), £10 (Orange), £20 (Purple) and £50 (Red) notes.

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natobasso | Fri, 2008-04-04 23:18

Have yall never seen the new us bills? :) Sure they aren't canadian money or anything (or kiwi money; have you seen NZ Dollars? SWEET! Clear plastic window in each bill and no 1p).

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sidesey | Fri, 2008-04-04 20:35

I like it, but... shame we haven't ditched the 1p coin though. Also now there are more and more options of credit cards and similar alternatives where you can buy transport tickets and also pay for anything under £10 just by swiping a card. This seems like a much better idea to me, although it has taken time and no doubt won't be available everywhere.

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plugz | Fri, 2008-04-04 21:47

Ditch 1p and 2p coins and round it up or down.

It'd be worth it alone for the benefit to the design community with the rebranding of all the 99p stores. ;o)

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natobasso | Fri, 2008-04-04 23:21

Ha ha! Plugz, you are a credit to cb my friend.

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plugz | Fri, 2008-04-04 23:32

That's the nicest thing anyone has said to me all week.

Are you flirting with me?

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natobasso | Sun, 2008-04-06 01:11

Yeah, apparently I flirt with everyone on here... :)

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plugz | Sun, 2008-04-06 10:05

Bah, I felt special for a minute...

Right, I'm off to continue studying for tomorrows exams.

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smartgrafix | Sun, 2008-04-06 02:00

I think they're great. You'll find higher resolution pics of the coins here:
http://www.baekdal.com/design/graphics/royal-mint-coin-design/

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