About Us

[email protected] · January 7th 14, 09:10 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Richard J.) wrote:

Mizter T wrote on 06 January 2014 21:01:28 ...

On 06/01/2014 17:16, David Cantrell wrote:

On Thu, Jan 02, 2014 at 08:46:47PM +0000, Clive Page wrote:

It could be that some of them are conditioned by the near
impossibility of using ticket machines at stations in France (and for
that matter in the Netherlands) if you are a non-native.

The only problem I've had with ticket machines in Paris is that they
use funny foreign coins that I don't recognise very quickly, which
makes it hard to figure out what to put in. If only Europe would adopt
a single currency, such as the pound.

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.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

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

[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.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

[email protected] · January 8th 14, 08:47 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On 07/01/2014 22:19, 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

Anybody ever find a 20-pence coin from St. Helena and Ascension in their
change?

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Oyster refund question	AJM	London Transport	13	January 23rd 12 11:27 AM
Oyster refund question	[email protected]	London Transport	2	October 14th 10 12:36 PM
Oyster & NR Refund vouchers	Q	London Transport	3	October 21st 08 05:07 PM
oyster bus refund?	Mystery Flyer	London Transport	2	July 19th 07 10:35 PM
Season tickets on oyster, refund vouchers, prepay balance and refunds	David Howdon	London Transport	1	March 19th 06 05:55 PM

Menu

About Us