5 month ago
plasticbag : Hoefler & Frere-Jones have posted a piece contrasting the new UK coinage styles with the new US Five Dollar Bill - God, the five dollar bill is a monstrous horror of crap masquerading as a bank note. I don't know what they think they're doing. Having said all that, my current favourite is New Zealand's currency. Gorgeous.
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5 month ago
jonhicks : New Royal Mint Designs - Gaze upon our lovely new coins!
Rod Begbie : The Royal Mint: The New Designs Revealed - The new UK coinage is wicked cool -- the individual coins are part of a larger picture. [via] #
Cameron Moll : New UK coins unveiled - New UK coins unveiled, designed by 26-year-old Matthew Dent. These not only look really sharp but also function as one design when pieced together. "The Shield of the Royal Arms has been given a contemporary treatment and its whole has been cleverly split [via]
Simon Willison : The Royal Mint: The New Designs Revealed - The Royal Mint: The New Designs Revealed. Matthew Dent’s design for the new UK coinage is inspired—absolutely beautiful. Can’t wait to get my hands on some of these.
Richard Rutter : New British coinage designs - They’re very European, slightly conservative, but I likes em.
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27 month ago
merlinmann : Always have Correct Change in your wallet - Although I can't imagine when I'd want to carry it around, I admire the ingenuity of the "exact change card." via:BB
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