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<p>[QUOTE="Maxfli, post: 3609572, member: 69089"]Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but that said:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Again, the photo doesn't fully reveal it, but the detail in the lion and the castle is superior to what we see on current US coins (mostly I'm thinking about the recent and current US quarter series).</p><p><br /></p><p>2) The typography is elegant and clearly someone put a lot of effort into designing it. </p><p><br /></p><p>3) The interesting twist on the bi-metallic motif. Bi-metallics are nothing new and we've all seen many of them, but this one stands apart from the crowd.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, I can't say it's one of the best modern coins produced, because I'm sure there are many I haven't seen. But of those I have seen that are currently in circulation, this is among the most interesting and best executed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Maxfli, post: 3609572, member: 69089"]Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but that said: 1) Again, the photo doesn't fully reveal it, but the detail in the lion and the castle is superior to what we see on current US coins (mostly I'm thinking about the recent and current US quarter series). 2) The typography is elegant and clearly someone put a lot of effort into designing it. 3) The interesting twist on the bi-metallic motif. Bi-metallics are nothing new and we've all seen many of them, but this one stands apart from the crowd. Lastly, I can't say it's one of the best modern coins produced, because I'm sure there are many I haven't seen. But of those I have seen that are currently in circulation, this is among the most interesting and best executed.[/QUOTE]
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