A public competition was launched by The Royal Mint in August 2005, to find new reverse designs for UK circulating coins from the penny to the fifty pence, replacing the current set which have been in circulation for almost 40 years. My approach to the challenge was to use a single image, the shield of the Royal Coat of Arms, spread over the six coins, inviting people to assemble the design for themselves - an unprecedented approach to coinage.
The coins illustrate how the separate elements of the Royal Arms come together and how different countries make up the UK. The pound coin was later introduced to act as the solution to the puzzle: the jigsaw box's lid.
UK Definitive Circulating Coinage - New Reverse Designs -
Graphic Design / Applied Print Graphics
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Designer
Matt Dent -
Sculptor
John Bergdhal -
Production
The Royal Mint -
Client
The Royal Mint -
Brand
UK Definitive Circulating Coinage
Description
Comments
Nice design. But I find two problems: 1. The small text is hard to read for people over 50 (without reading aids) and those with decreased vision. The addition of a Numerical value would make the coins easier to distinguish, particularly when there is no logical sequence in size that reflects the value of the coin. This would be of help for people who are not familiar with the currency and/or the language, making the design more "inclusive" and universal. After all, the value is what matters. 2. The five pence coin in the centre ended up with little "breathing space."
posted by Rene Gonzales on 23 March 2010 at 16:44
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