Johnny 1989 Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Well here they are, have to say rather like the Kew Gardens 50p one although unsure of the Charles Darwin £2 one, not a fan of the Robert Burns one to be honest, Like the £5 Henry VIII coin as well. What do you ladies & gents think? £5 Henry VIII http://royalmint.com/store/BritishBase/UKH8BU.aspx £2 Charles Darwin http://royalmint.com/store/BritishBase/UKCDBU.aspx £2 Robert Burns http://royalmint.com/store/BritishBase/UKREBBU.aspx 50p Kew Gardens http://royalmint.com/store/BritishBase/UKKGBU.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 I'm also liking the Kew one, to be honest I like them all but am not too keen on the Robert Burns one, just a few words, not much of a design in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Henry VIII - a good design, I think, although for a coin commemorating the accession a younger Henry might have been more appropriate. Darwin - well, a little odd but since the coins also commemorates the "Origin of Species", it's OK. Burns - the coin is supposed to honor Burns, the writer, not one of his works. Design wise the coin is neat though; I assume this is (or comes close to) Burns's handwriting. Kew Gardens - I would have preferred the Palm House, but the pagoda looks good too. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Henry VIII - Yey! another coin celebrating the Monarchy... The design will go well with the backstabbing bitch from this year Charles - Hmm.. a wee bit dissipointed, It is just as I pictured but seems to have a lot of wasted space. Could they not have put the Beagle in there? Rabbie - Again as I pictured it to be, though im not sure I like the staggerd layout of the "TWO POUNDS". I think "We're bought and sold for English gold" would have been a better choice of words though. Kew - Wasn't expecting much from it, so better than I expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 The Darwin is very nice but, as Delta mantioned, the beagle should have been in the background. Then it would be superb. I feel the other designs are average+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henare Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 i like the kew gardens coin ... interesting that the darwin coin has portraits of the queen on both sides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 interesting that the darwin coin has portraits of the queen on both sides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 i like the kew gardens coin ... interesting that the darwin coin has portraits of the queen on both sides Now why didn't I think of that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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