tabbs Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 This is the Rembrandt Vijfje TV commercial, as an MPEG file ... http://nl.knm.nl/domains/knm/content/rembr..._commercial.mpg Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted July 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 From the commercial, it doesn't look too bad. I haven't seen it on TV yet (haven't seen much TV either) I'll be heading to the post office today to pick up a bunch I hope to be able to post some pics tonight, but I can't guarantee (check general discussions for that...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted July 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 I did pick up a bunch today I like the coin. I don't have pictures yet, I'll try to do that tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Whoo hoo! I can't wait to see what this one looks like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 I did pick up a bunch today Thanks a lot, Erik! Looking forward to seeing the piece. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted July 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 hi resolution obverse (1300 x 1300) hi resolution reverse (1300 x 1300) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Okay, I've not paid attention to Dutch coins in some time. These are holographic? I watched the video and noticed how the image changes as the coin rotates. Your flat, static image shows the actual relief of the coin. I'm assuming its designed to catch the light and the full image emerge as it is viewed in the hand. Excuse my ignorance. Although I'm an "IT guy," I try to avoid new fnagled things (like faxing and pdas) until I have a use for them. I have a cell phone for work, but I've avoided one in my daily life so far (my wife and children more than make up for my resistance, so I'm not cheating the economy!). Interesting coins and I assume the image changes as you change the lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted July 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 The coins are not holographic, but it's true that the image can be seen better or worse from different angles, depending on how the light falls on it. There is just one image at each side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 The coins are not holographic, but it's true that the image can be seen better or worse from different angles, depending on how the light falls on it. There is just one image at each side. That is sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 These are holographic? This one is not (see T_3's reply) but the Dutch Mint has used a technology called "MultiView Minting" before. That is basically an extended version of a latent image. The "geboortemunt" (issued when Princess Catharina Amalia was born) http://www.geboortemunt.nl/Images/homepage/visualhome.jpg shows the mother, the baby or the father, depending on how you hold the coin. Not a hologram but interestingly done. @T_3: Great pictures, thanks a lot! The coin design still looks a little strange to me, but it's better than a mere "photo" of the Queen or of Rembrandt's self portrait. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted July 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 The design uses a photo of Queen beatrix at the obverse and a photo of a self portrait at the reverse. These are put on the coin as very little "dents" in similar patterns and news paper photographs. The designer wanted a bit more in the design, something of "himself", so he added "embroidering stitches" to accent the details of the faces. Christian, if you want to post my pics on that german forum, feel free to do so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Thanks, Erik, I did. Posted it here ... http://www.numismatico.de/viewtopic.php?p=134682#134682 ... and the euronumis webmaster (another "Christian") put it here: http://www.euronumis.com/?p=28 Oh, and my postal address has not changed. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted August 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 been slacking on this a bit, due to various reasons (the very hot weather, running out of padded envelopes, running out of postage) but I will be sending these out tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 very hot weather No sweat. Thanks for getting these for us! Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 The Rembrandt coin just arrived here - thank you very much! And yes, it is indeed better than what I had expected from seeing the pictures. The "stitches" design looks better on the reverse (Rembrandt portrait) than on the obverse (portrait of the queen), I think. But that also depends on how you hold the coin. All in all, a well done piece. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sisu Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 I actually received mine the same day that Christian did also. I like the text in the backgrounds, it is like wallpaper. Many thanks T_3! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 They had a nice article on this coin as well as the Leiden issues in this week's Coin World. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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