Sir Sisu Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Designer: Juha Kauko Ag 925, 38.6mm, 25.5g Mintage BU 6,000 - PROOF 20,000 Obverse: Gateway Arch of St Louis Reverse: Tulip chair Edge: Plain Commemorates the 100th year of architect Eero Saarinen's birth. This coin is part of the Europa coin series for 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sisu Posted March 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Here is a short article about the coin including the revamping of the Mint's logo. World Coin News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Super coin. I still like the Peace commemorative better than anything I've seen recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sisu Posted March 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 I've known about Saarinen's bigger works (the Arch, airport terminals, etc), but what I didn't know was that his work inspired a lot of the design looks of the Star Trek series. Example article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 I have been in the Dulles airport - it stands out even from a distance and it is a unique piece of architecture in the world. At least the airport there has grown and not been a polyglot of different styles of disorganisation like JFK airport - the latter of which is the worst airport in the world in my opinion. I'd like to say I have seen the St. Louis arch, but unfortunately when I drove through St. Louis was back when I didn't have a lot of spare dosh to spend on $20 parking and $8 admission so we drove near it and then got back on the freeway on our way to our new home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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