New UK coins

[rhino_neil]

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

Well there you go your very own jigsaw worth 88p.  I'm sure its old news, but I hadn't seen the final designs.  what do we reckon then?

Comments

[longhairedhippy.livejournal.com]

I got one of the new pennies in my change the other day and assumed at first that I'd been given some foreign coin by mistake...

First impressions not good, but maybe I'll warm to them.

[rhino-neil.livejournal.com]

well I'll wait until I see them in real life, but my first thought was why did each coin not have aa proper picture on it? The design is very C21st with an overall picture made up of parts, but individually they look a bit odd. The other point I've seen made is that there is no numerical digit eg "5p", its just "Five Pence", not very considerate to visitors to our fine nation.

[littlejenny123.livejournal.com]

Good point there, that is a bit pants.