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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 1595046, member: 39"]Thank you for taking the photos (and going through that trouble with your bank ...)! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Well, I appreciate the general design concept, ie. that all penny/pence denominations together form the CoA that is on the £1 coin. (The £2 coins were not affected by the redesign; may have something to do with their primary function as circulating commems.) And I even like those "portions" as something quite innovative on British coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I don't like that much: digits indicating the face value got replaced by characters again (ah well, Americans will be used to characters instead of digits), and ... what if the UK phases the 1p coin (or even both the 1p and 2p) out? Would the £1 and £2 coins be redesigned then and take those "spots" in the puzzle? Hmmm.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, while it is true that the regular 1p to 50p coins have not had new designs for so many years, there were quite a few changes or additions. The £1 and £2 circulation coins, the introduction of smaller Cu-Ni coins (no design change though), and the many circulating 50p/£1/£2 commems ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 1595046, member: 39"]Thank you for taking the photos (and going through that trouble with your bank ...)! :) Well, I appreciate the general design concept, ie. that all penny/pence denominations together form the CoA that is on the £1 coin. (The £2 coins were not affected by the redesign; may have something to do with their primary function as circulating commems.) And I even like those "portions" as something quite innovative on British coins. What I don't like that much: digits indicating the face value got replaced by characters again (ah well, Americans will be used to characters instead of digits), and ... what if the UK phases the 1p coin (or even both the 1p and 2p) out? Would the £1 and £2 coins be redesigned then and take those "spots" in the puzzle? Hmmm. By the way, while it is true that the regular 1p to 50p coins have not had new designs for so many years, there were quite a few changes or additions. The £1 and £2 circulation coins, the introduction of smaller Cu-Ni coins (no design change though), and the many circulating 50p/£1/£2 commems ... Christian[/QUOTE]
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