1 euro coin trimetallic

hi, this is my idea about a 1 euro coin in trimetallic version. what do you think ???

http://www.webalice.it/annovi.frizio/coinsfantasy/1-euro-trimetallico.png


http://www.webalice.it/annovi.frizio/p_eurofantasy27.html

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The €1 coin is fine as it is. Making that denomination trimetallic would increase production costs, I think, and also lots and lots of vending machines would have to be re-programmed. Is that worth it? Don't think so. But - if we ever get a €5 circulation coin, it should have a look like that.

Christian

 

They do look nice. However, I do not like Bi/Tri/Quad metalic coins for one simple reason. Disimilar metals corrosion, this is caused by the generation of small electical/magnetic fields, between the disimilar metals. In the long run, this will equal corrosion and destruction of the coin as a collectable.

 

yes ?

yes, possible, I not have think this. thank you

 

Hmm, after what period of time would such an effect be noticeable? Bimetallic coins have been around for 30 years, and the ones in my collection look better, by and large, than many "copper" (Cu-plated Fe) coins for example.

Christian

 

Christian, it would depend on the type of metal and the enviromental conditions it is subject to. Now gold would not be affected by this condition.

 

any tri-metallic coin will have to outdo this one, the first and still the best.

 

Yes, I like bimetallic (and trimetallic) coins, and that piece with Mont-St-Michel does indeed look good, also or even primarily because of its design. In this case, the central piece has the same composition as the outer ring, so we could argue about whether this is actually tri-met. Frizio's design does not only add a third "area" but also a third "color", and I guess that would make it harder - provided one is not as dumb as the German government - to counterfeit coins.

However, it also makes production more expensive; that is why I wrote such a look would be fine for a (hypothetical) €5 or £5 circulation coin, but not for any of the currently bi-met pieces. Don't think their structure will damage or destroy the pieces; but people with nickel allergies may not be fond of them.

Christian

 

i'm firmly with christian on this, the cost of producing the coin would far out weigh the monetary value, but a circulating tri-metallic 5 euro coin to replace the bank note? now that would be nice.

 

Imagine the U.S. doing that!
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foul....................

 

Basically, why not? But as mentioned before, it would not make sense with low value coins ...

Christian