ikaros Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Ugly Coin Competition 2014 Ugly By Design I'm Not Bad, I'm Just Engraved That Way Winner Art's 2005 Luxembourg 2 Euro Commemorative Placing two portraits on the surface of a coin is at best difficult. To make the two portraits reside in the same small space and present them attractively is almost impossible. In this case the portrait of Adolphe has a strange appearance. The nose is sharply pointed and the large blob directly below it - his mustache in reality, is really unattractive. They could have done better. vs You Poor Poor Thing Winner ikaros' Columbus Zoo elongated cent When I moved last summer, I dropped a handful of pennies including some elongated cents on the windowsill in my bedroom. Condensation and direct sun turned an otherwise lovely embossed line art of a lion into this corroded disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Can anyone guess about my vote? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie582 Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Too much of a cert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 why is this not ugly euro still here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Tight contest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie582 Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 why is this not ugly euro still here Dangling genitalia might be the cause Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 thats sweden... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie582 Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 thats sweden... Sure don't look like that in my atlas!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted June 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 The "winner: is: I'm Not Bad, I'm Just Engraved That Way Winner Art's 2005 Luxembourg 2 Euro Commemorative Placing two portraits on the surface of a coin is at best difficult. To make the two portraits reside in the same small space and present them attractively is almost impossible. In this case the portrait of Adolphe has a strange appearance. The nose is sharply pointed and the large blob directly below it - his mustache in reality, is really unattractive. They could have done better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Congrats Art. It's good to see that others find the coin annoyingly ugly too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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