Changing our change

[mythichistorian]

They've just published the design for the new UK coinage from the Royal Mint.

Umm ... they did  tell the guy he was designing coins, not icons, didn't they?

Once I start getting these in my pocket, I think I'll feel vaguely short changed ...

Comments

[bentleywg]

Wow. They do look like icons, don't they?

[mythichistorian]

They do indeed! I think the idea is that they all have a it of the bigger picture - except for the pound coin, which is the bigger picture ... Which is a great concept for an icon set, but a little weird when it comes to national coinage!

[bentleywg]

Yes. It made a little more sense once I saw that but it's still odd.

[caarianna]

Er, well, they're different alright. Sort of neat the way the one pound crest is used but, yeah, much more like icons than currency. In some respects, they're refreshingly unstuffy. ::grins::

[mythichistorian]

I'm holding off final judgement until I get to see them for real - I'm not sure the photos give a proper impression. A long way from being stuffy, that's for sure - although they might give some archeologist pause to ponder several hundred years into the future ... *g*