Comments on: The New British Coins http://kitsunenoir.com/2008/04/02/the-new-british-coins/ Eat. Drink. Design. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:42:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: DJ http://kitsunenoir.com/2008/04/02/the-new-british-coins/comment-page-1/#comment-26978 DJ Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:32:39 +0000 http://kitsunenoir.com/blog/2008/04/02/the-new-british-coins/#comment-26978 Where's the £2 coin though? I live in the UK and this is the first I've even heard about this! Where’s the £2 coin though?

I live in the UK and this is the first I’ve even heard about this!

]]> By: Nigel http://kitsunenoir.com/2008/04/02/the-new-british-coins/comment-page-1/#comment-26779 Nigel Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:13:41 +0000 http://kitsunenoir.com/blog/2008/04/02/the-new-british-coins/#comment-26779 We got rid of 1 and 2 cent coins in Australia long ago. We still have prices like $1.99 and $2.37, the cash register just rounds the final amount to the nearest 5 cents. 5 cent pieces are becoming a pain though as vending machines often don't accept them and they build up easily. We have $1 and $2 coins which I like but our best money feature is our monopoly style colored notes. I just got back from a trade show in Las Vegas and I have to say it is annoying in the US to always be counting how much you have because all the notes are the same color. Anyway these new British coins look really cool. Nice to see them fit together in a set. We got rid of 1 and 2 cent coins in Australia long ago. We still have prices like $1.99 and $2.37, the cash register just rounds the final amount to the nearest 5 cents. 5 cent pieces are becoming a pain though as vending machines often don’t accept them and they build up easily. We have $1 and $2 coins which I like but our best money feature is our monopoly style colored notes. I just got back from a trade show in Las Vegas and I have to say it is annoying in the US to always be counting how much you have because all the notes are the same color.

Anyway these new British coins look really cool. Nice to see them fit together in a set.

]]> By: Bobby http://kitsunenoir.com/2008/04/02/the-new-british-coins/comment-page-1/#comment-26482 Bobby Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:56:55 +0000 http://kitsunenoir.com/blog/2008/04/02/the-new-british-coins/#comment-26482 I keep all my coins in my shoes, don't you? hahaha... fixed. I keep all my coins in my shoes, don’t you? hahaha… fixed.

]]> By: Benjamin http://kitsunenoir.com/2008/04/02/the-new-british-coins/comment-page-1/#comment-26481 Benjamin Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:54:04 +0000 http://kitsunenoir.com/blog/2008/04/02/the-new-british-coins/#comment-26481 Bobby.. why is this posted in "shoes/design"... shoes??? :) Bobby.. why is this posted in “shoes/design”… shoes??? :)

]]> By: Randy http://kitsunenoir.com/2008/04/02/the-new-british-coins/comment-page-1/#comment-26388 Randy Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:05:57 +0000 http://kitsunenoir.com/blog/2008/04/02/the-new-british-coins/#comment-26388 I love the idea of using the shape of the coin to radically crop an image--like it's a little window or something. True, that coins have become card to deal with in daily commerce. (I'm always dumping them on my dresser every morning because I don't like the way they jingle during my daily jog around the park...) I love the idea of using the shape of the coin to radically crop an image–like it’s a little window or something. True, that coins have become card to deal with in daily commerce. (I’m always dumping them on my dresser every morning because I don’t like the way they jingle during my daily jog around the park…)

]]> By: Bobby http://kitsunenoir.com/2008/04/02/the-new-british-coins/comment-page-1/#comment-26377 Bobby Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:51:50 +0000 http://kitsunenoir.com/blog/2008/04/02/the-new-british-coins/#comment-26377 <b>Pam:</b> Coin recognition won't be a problem. Much like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mom_(Futurama)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mom from Futurama</a>, the queen has a remote control that controls all robots in the UK. We can only pray she sets the controls to accept new coins, and not to kill. Pam: Coin recognition won’t be a problem. Much like Mom from Futurama, the queen has a remote control that controls all robots in the UK. We can only pray she sets the controls to accept new coins, and not to kill.

]]> By: Pam http://kitsunenoir.com/2008/04/02/the-new-british-coins/comment-page-1/#comment-26373 Pam Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:35:03 +0000 http://kitsunenoir.com/blog/2008/04/02/the-new-british-coins/#comment-26373 I moved here from America a few months ago and I just got used to the regular coinage which is in fact quite confusing to someone who is used to mostly bills. I do in fact think the older coins are prettier. These seem a bit too overdone. Also how will the machines that take coins recognize them. Will there be any trouble there? I moved here from America a few months ago and I just got used to the regular coinage which is in fact quite confusing to someone who is used to mostly bills. I do in fact think the older coins are prettier. These seem a bit too overdone. Also how will the machines that take coins recognize them. Will there be any trouble there?

]]> By: the Secret HNC http://kitsunenoir.com/2008/04/02/the-new-british-coins/comment-page-1/#comment-26358 the Secret HNC Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:28:47 +0000 http://kitsunenoir.com/blog/2008/04/02/the-new-british-coins/#comment-26358 <strong>New British Coins...</strong> New British Coins Page which i found those on congrats, fresh idea and great looking, however, imho they should rather join the Euro countries.... New British Coins…

New British Coins
Page which i found those on

congrats, fresh idea and great looking, however, imho they should rather join the Euro countries….

]]> By: Peter http://kitsunenoir.com/2008/04/02/the-new-british-coins/comment-page-1/#comment-26355 Peter Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:22:06 +0000 http://kitsunenoir.com/blog/2008/04/02/the-new-british-coins/#comment-26355 its the Royal Arms, not "Shield of the Royal Army" :) its the Royal Arms, not “Shield of the Royal Army” :)

]]> By: Sandra Rosa http://kitsunenoir.com/2008/04/02/the-new-british-coins/comment-page-1/#comment-26352 Sandra Rosa Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:05:06 +0000 http://kitsunenoir.com/blog/2008/04/02/the-new-british-coins/#comment-26352 "I’d also like to point out that I love the odd shapes of the coin, whereas here in the States we differentiate coins by their size, thickness, and the pattern along their edge." So do they! Those designs are still following the shape, size and i imagine edge of the current coins. I might also add that the Euro coins also follow the different size, thickness and edge pattern strategy :) “I’d also like to point out that I love the odd shapes of the coin, whereas here in the States we differentiate coins by their size, thickness, and the pattern along their edge.”
So do they!
Those designs are still following the shape, size and i imagine edge of the current coins.
I might also add that the Euro coins also follow the different size, thickness and edge pattern strategy :)

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