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April 2nd, 2008

Royal Mint: New coin designs revealed

The Royal Mint, responsible for the management of the monies created for the Royal Crown, held a competition in 2005 where they had received 4,000 unique entries to redesign their coins.

The new coins

The winner, Matthew Dent - graphic designer now based in London, had designed each coin in such a way that when lined up properly (pictured) the coins would display the Royal Arms.

Brilliant.

I also appreciate the tag-line on their front page: “Your Change is Changing”.

(Source: The New Designs Revealed)
[Via Coudal Partners, Jason Kottke, and We Made This]

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2 Responses to “Royal Mint: New coin designs revealed”

  1. abizer Says:
    April 2nd, 2008 at 2:39 pm

    I think they look great, but when they come out the traditionalists will be shrieking about how it’s the end of civilisation as we know it to get rid of Britannia from the 50p coin, and the portcullis, and the Prince of Wales feathers and the…

  2. Colin Devroe Says:
    April 2nd, 2008 at 2:48 pm

    Change, the action not the currency, can be tough sometimes. But overall change is usually for the better. I have no opinion of new vs. old - but I will say that I really like the new ones.

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