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The E-Sylum: Volume 18, Number 30, July 25, 2015, Article 29

SOME RECENT COIN DESIGNS: JULY 26, 2015

It's been a while since I've looked at recent coin designs. Here are a couple that caught my eye in recent weeks. -Editor

Pobjoy Mint Mount Rushmore Silver Coin

Pobjoy Mt Rushmore coin

The Treasury of the British Virgin Islands has announced the issuance of a new collector coin paying tribute to one of the most unique national monuments in North America: Mount Rushmore...

Following the success of previous issues of high relief strike coins, the Pobjoy Mint has utilized the same process for the Mount Rushmore silver coin. With its intricately detailed design and deep strike, the coin is a great tribute to the national landmark. Its reverse image depicts the face of Mount Rushmore with its amazing sculptures of the four famous American Presidents rising above the surface. The obverse includes an effigy of HM Queen Elizabeth II as designed by Ian Rank-Broadley.

Maybe it's the photo, but the faces of the Presidents look awful to me - in isolation one might not even recognize the images as being from Mt. Rushmore. To me, it's an ugly looking coin. -Editor

To read the complete article, see:
Pobjoy Mint Utilizes High Relief Technique for Mount Rushmore Silver Coin (http://news.coinupdate.com/pobjoy-mint-utilizes-high-relief-technique-for-mount-rushmore-silver-coin/)

Ukraine Andrey Sheptytsky Coin

Ukraine Andrey Sheptytsky Coin obverse Ukraine Andrey Sheptytsky Coin reverse

P.K. Saha forwarded this one, a 2015 coin from Ukraine of the Metropolitan Archbishop Andrey Sheptytsky. The obverse and reverse are thoroughly different styles. The reverse shows some three-dimensionality while the obverse is quite flat. It's not a horrible design - I like the layout and organization, but the flatness turns me off. -Editor

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