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Mizter T · January 7th 14, 09:19 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On 07/01/2014 22:10, wrote:

In article ,
(Richard J.) wrote:
[...]
Well, at least the funny foreign coins show the value as a number. I
feel sorry for foreigners trying to decipher "TWENTY PENCE" in
letters 1.5mm high on the edge of our 20p coin.

The old 20p design before me as I write has the figures "20" on it. The new
designs are so naff that it doesn't surprise me to find they don't have
figures. The 20p even managed to appear without a date because the date was
switched from reverse to obverse and some were minted with the old head side.

I quite like the 'new' (2008) designs, but must admit it hadn't dawned
on me until now that none of them feature the value in numerals.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:New_British_Coinage_2008.jpg