awesome new uk coins!

[MarkG]

amazing design!

Above, the new face of British currency, announced by the Royal Mint. The striking new designs, selected from an open competition that attracted four thousand entries, are the work of a 26-year old graphic designer named Matthew Dent. They are Mr. Dent's first foray into currency design.

Below, the new five dollar bill, introduced last month by the United States Department of the Treasury. The new design, which features a big purple Helvetica five, is the work of a 147-year-old government agency called the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing. It employs 2,500 people, and has an annual budget of $525,000,000. —JH

http://www.typography.com/ask/showBlog.php?blogID=93

profile on the designer

http://www.royalmint.com/newdesigns/theDesigner.aspx

[Asher]

THIS IS EXCITING!!!

[MarkG]

5 minutes? you're getting slow

[DanS]

Coins

[Alinestra Covelia]

I like how the article juxtaposes some awesome new "line em up and compare" British currency pieces with an uninspired and overpriced new US $5 bill... which also looks a little effete from the purple 5.

[Dauphin]

Why is the image of the coins not in the correct jigsaw format, like they were designed to be?

[MarkG]

Originally posted by Dauphin
Why is the image of the coins not in the correct jigsaw format, like they were designed to be?

here you go

[Aeson]

$5 bill > all 7 of those coins put together.

[b etor]

Originally posted by MarkG
here you go

that is so cool

[snoopy369]

Originally posted by Aeson
$5 bill > all 7 of those coins put together.

Not by much...

[OzzyKP]

Yea, very cool designs.

I don't understand why the 50 pence coin has an odd shape and the 1 pound coin doesn't. You'd think they'd want the pound to stand out more. It seems similar in size to some of the smaller coins.

[Jon Miller]

Remember, 1 pound is like 2$.

JM

[Aeson]

5 is still more than 3.705

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by OzzyKP
Yea, very cool designs.

I don't understand why the 50 pence coin has an odd shape and the 1 pound coin doesn't. You'd think they'd want the pound to stand out more. It seems similar in size to some of the smaller coins.

£1 coins are quite thick. They do stick out. I can pick them out of a chunk of change in my pocket by the feel alone.

[Perfection]

Lame