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New Euro Coin Released With MultiView Effect

Posted by timothy on from the newton-would-be-proud dept.

Jacco de Leeuw writes "Remember those postcards that showed different pictures depending on the angle you looked at them? Royal Dutch Mint has placed a new 10 Euro coin into circulation today that exhibits a similar effect. They invented a new minting technique called MultiView Minting. One side of the coin shows photos of the Dutch heir to the throne, his wife and their newborn daughter Amalia. The three pictures were lasered onto 46 ribs, which is the number of chromosomes in a human cell. This clip shows the effect."

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  1. Adobe by moosesocks · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow. Adobe's going to have a hard time with this one.

    Wait a sec... whose side ARE they on?

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    1. Re:Adobe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
      you can't photocopy coins silly

      Sure you can. It's passing them for real that's really hard.

    2. Re:Adobe by AlphaOne · · Score: 4, Funny

      you can't photocopy coins silly

      Well, you can, but only the dumbest person at Taco Bell would take them.

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    3. Re:Adobe by Neop2Lemus · · Score: 3, Funny

      Friends don't let friends work at Taco Bell

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  2. I'm speechless by narftrek · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wow. I can't think of one funny or smartassed thing to say about this. This has to be coolest coin tech to come out in years.

    1. Re:I'm speechless by Otter · · Score: 2, Funny
      Wow. I can't think of one funny or smartassed thing to say about this.

      Well, with 8 posts so far, three have managed to come up with something smartassed (funny has yet to be achieved) so it looks like you're lagging a little. Have you considered something along the lines of "But they'll have to pay SCO 699 Euros per coin for using their intellectual property!"?

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  3. Let me help... by LordOfYourPants · · Score: 5, Funny

    How long until someone imprints goatse into the third visual phase of the coin as a prank?

  4. Just imagine the American version... by Gothic_Walrus · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now we can have Washington, Lincoln, and...um...Fillmore all on the same coin!

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  5. New Coin Boosts Dutch Economy... by robdeadtech · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can see it now...

    "The Dutch Economy saw a sharp rebound today when space cake consumption more than tripled after the Royal Dutch Mint released "trippy" new coin design."

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  6. Two Mints in One! by fm6 · · Score: 3, Funny
    But as far as I can tell, these folks are the real thing -- they issue real money, *and* kitchy overpriced collectibles.
    Gee, why didn't we think of that?
    1. Re:Two Mints in One! by Scrameustache · · Score: 2, Funny

      Haha! Your mint makes spoons!

      Hosers : )

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  7. Next: advertizing! by psyconaut · · Score: 5, Funny

    Imagine...take 10 Euros out of your pocket, and one of those images is MacDonalds, one Coca Cola, one Vodafone ;-)

    -psy

  8. Awsome by Flozzin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now we can start to mint those Clinton, Hillary, Monica coins right away!

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  9. Re:A real mint? by Gogo+Dodo · · Score: 2, Funny

    The United States Mints also makes collectibles in addition to circulation coins. I think it's very common for the large mints to produce non-circulation coins. It's a good source of uhhh... extra money. :-)

  10. Re:A real mint? by !3ren · · Score: 2, Funny


    For some reason, when I read "Royal Dutch Mint" all I can think of is chocolate-mint ice-cream.

  11. MultiView value by codeboost · · Score: 4, Funny

    It would have been much nicer if they put that effect on the coin's value. You look from one angle, you have a 5 Euro coin, you look from another angle, you have a 50 Euro coin, etc. Shops would then accept regular coins and angles of MultiView coins. You show your coin at 60 degrees, the seller takes it and returns it to you at 30 degrees :). Wouldn't that be sweet ?

  12. Taco Bell and the $2 Bill by Detritus · · Score: 3, Funny

    This story will give you an idea of the high employee standards at Taco Bell.

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  13. Re:Euro by spectrokid · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't worry, I'm sure they take USD at most coffee-shops...

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  14. I have to know by alan_dershowitz · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is it ribbed for my protection or my pleasure?

  15. Re:A real mint? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Gee, I didn't know you could get karma by being stupid.