New British coinage

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Tracy,
Are you talking about these?This is the 2006 uncirculated set from the British Royal Mint.5 of the coins are new designs according to the Mint's website.I couldn't locate larger photos...yet.

 

Here's a scan (not brilliant I know!) of the reverses for the BU set.

http://www.imb4u2.myby.co.uk/stuff/2.jpg

Here's scans of the £2 coins taken from circulation

http://omnicoin.com/coins/916806.jpg
http://omnicoin.com/coins/916805.jpg

 

Okay Ian, I'll bite. Why does one £2 reverse say "Brunel", and who is the chimmny sweep dude on the other one?

 

This "Brunel" is probably an abbreviation of Brunelleschi who was a famous architect.

Christian

 

clever guess, but wrong country. see snippet below taken from wikipedia:

2006: Bicentenary of the birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Reverse: Roof of Brunel's Paddington Station, TWO POUNDS below, 2006 above.
Edge inscription: SO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE.
The 2006 £2 coin was released into general circulation on 13 April 2006.

brunel, apparently, was the engineer that designed the bridge depicted on the coin.

v.

 

The commemorative coins in the 2006 series are as follows:

2 x £2 coins commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a rather famous engineer here in Britland.

The one with the man with a funny hat design quote `reflects the man and his character'. the edge inscription on it reads `1806-59 ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL ENGINEER'

The second design is quote ` a celebration of his many engineering achievements'. I believe it to be the roof of Paddington railway station in London. The edge inscription reads `SO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE'.

I'm sure that Wiki will provide anyone interested with much more info about the man. He certainly was a talented man. Both he and his works are well worthy of commemoration.

Then there are the two 50p coins commemorating the 150th anniversary of the creation of the Victoria Cross, an award for gallantry in the face of the enemy. One design focuses on the medal. the other focuses on heroic acts.
The designs are a bit `iffy / wishy washy' to me, but some might like 'em.

While the £1 coin is a `one year only' coin, it isn't really a commemorative. All £1 coin designs are `one year only' in their design. This particular one is the third year in a four year series on `bridges'. The first year was the Forth Rail bridge. the second was the bridge over the Menai Straits (Isle of Anglesey / Wales). The 2006 `Egyptian Arch' bridge has nothing to do with either of the two main themes of the commemorative coins in 2006 year set. You can get info on the bridge here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacNeill's_Egyptian_Arch

I broke with my habit of avoiding these sets like the plague, and actually bought two of them. The literature that accompanies the set is limited (as one can expect) but it is quite informative and I think that for once the Royal Mint have turned out an acceptable product. Maybe for once it will retain its market value instead of plummeting like a stone, but i'm not going to hold my breath while waiting to see.

Ian

 

I like Brunel, but i can't see me buying these sets!

 

I must confess that i'm surprised at myself for buying anything like that. Way off my normal buying habits. I think the discounted price I was offered `sold' me. At £9 per set (postage/ packing included) I think I did (relatively) OK.

I have pulled a few from circulation, but not as many as usual for £2 commems.

Having said that I actually found a 2002 Commonwealth games Scottish £2 in my change on thursday. First one i've actually seen in the wild. Almost as scarce as a three legged Haggis, but not quite.

 

Ian,I've got 3 out of the 4 2002 British Commonwealth Games 2 Quid coins.The only one I haven't got is the one depicting the English flag (Cross of St. George).I have the 2005 Victory 2 Quid coin.

Have you found many commemorative 50 Pence coins in change?

Aidan.

 

I never did find many of the 2002 Commonwealth games £2 coins in circulation. No probs with other £2 commems though.

As for the 50p's, they do turn up in circulation, but not necessarily in the same year of minting. Haven't seen either of this years as yet but pulled a 2005 Dictionary 50p and a 1998 EC 50p from circulation only yesterday. I don't know why I bother though as I don't collect them. They'll probably end up in the hands of friends in the US as part of trades or as gifts.

 

The reason that one often does not see a year date until the next year in the UK is because the vast majority of the new UK coins are called from the Mint in the run up to Christmas. Some new issues are not required by the banks/cash centres until November/December.

Regards,

Robert

 

new paper money and coins

i thought the u.k. gonna issue new paper money and coins. i mean new design for everything?. some one knows.

 

Hello folks:

I heard that the Royal Mint had a design competition for the 1 to 50p coins, and that they had narrowed it down to a certain number of designs. I haven't heard anything more about which ones they have chosen.

Reaper money, I think it won't be changed as they just when through some security upgrades on their paper notes some time ago.

Talk to you all later! :goofer:

 

50p. coins.

Ian,I've got both the 2005 Dictionary & 1998 E.E.C. 50p. coins.My boss never found either of the 2006 Victoria Cross commemorative 50p. coins when he was in London just under a month ago.I've got the 1992-93 E.U. Presidency & 1994 D-Day 50p. coins as well.The 1992-93 50p. is a difficult coin to find.

Aidan.

 

Right enough, I would imagine that it's a tad more difficult to find in New Zealand than it is here in Britland. It is low mintage in relation to other commem. 50p's but `difficult' is a very relative term. Certainly, it would be difficult to find one in circulation these days. Not impossible though.

By the way, here's the 2006 circulation strike £5 coin (it's not part of the BUnc set). It commemorates Queen Liz's 80th birthday. Scan isn't all that good because of the coins very reflective surfaces.

http://omnicoin.com/coins/910372.jpg

 

Ian,that is a very nice design for a 5 Quid coin.

As from next year,the English 20 Quid note is being replaced.A Scotsman named Adam Smith will be depicted on the back of the note.It will be the first time that a Scotsman has been depicted on an English banknote.

Aidan.

 

http://omnicoin.com/coins/909290.jpg

 

Nice medal! Now why does that name of his birth place ring a bell here ...

Christian

 

:smile

That `medal' is a strange one. It is a replica of the `Kirkcaldy Penny', a privately struck token made during the currency shortages in the UK during the reign of George III. The replica is perfect in every detail excepting for the microscopic `replica' just below the tranche. Even the original engravers name `WYON' is perfect (on the tranche itself).

This particular example has incused into the edge `Graduate School of Business University of Chicago'. I can only surmise that some bright spark did his/her research when looking for a suitable `medal' to use as an award / graduation memento.

It's the only example of a replica of the Kirkcaldy Penny i've come across. Come to think of it, i've only ever come across one example of the original `penny' token as well but sadly it is with the museum and not in my collection. Maybe one day though.......