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[email protected] · January 7th 14, 11:23 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article , (Mizter T) wrote:

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

I don't like the designs but it hadn't occurred me either until this thread.

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Colin Rosenstiel