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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. Re:That's kind of cool... by bartjan · · Score: 4, Informative

    This is a collectors' coin, not intended for circulation (although it's legal cash).

  2. Re:Euro by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    I use a local AmEx office to change a few hundred dollars so I arrive at the airport with cash for taxis, food, etc.

    Then I use credit cards as much as possible, but the rate you get can vary based on your bank, so you need to research that before you go.

    I've had problems using ATMs on occasion in Europe, as have family and friends. Also once my wife had all her magnetic strips wiped somehow in travel, so she was happy to have cash until she could get a new card issued.

  3. Re:Euro by bhima · · Score: 2, Informative
    Most people that "use a ATM" get cash out of them. then they spend the cash.

    BTW the prices you quote are a bit high.

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  4. Thanks, Webmaster by anubi · · Score: 3, Informative
    For that pure generic mpg clip.

    I can't say how frustrated I get when people put something on the web - which requires some special proprietary thing to view it.

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  5. It's called "Lenticular" not "MultiView Effect" by DrSkwid · · Score: 4, Informative

    As these websites will testify

    http://www.depthography.com/

    http://www.world3d.com/

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  6. Yep! Normal currency by Alwin+Henseler · · Score: 2, Informative
    Being one of those weird Dutch folks, let me explain: These kinds of coins are issued regularly (like every couple of years) on special occasions. Usually around 1 million coins are issued (with some 16 million people in this country), and can be obtained at post offices, banks and so on, 'until stocks last'.

    They are legal currency, so if you get paid with it, shops and so on should accept these as normal money. Ofcourse most of these coins end up in storage boxes in peoples homes, never to be used again...

    Usually, these special coins are made of silver, and the Royal Mint often creates a small number of 'extra beautiful' or gold coins, targeted at coin collectors.

    A couple of months back, I paid a UPS delivery guy with a 5 Euro coin that was issued in honor of the 150th birthday of Vincent van Gogh, and there have been several 50 guilders coins in the past.

    For many people, the birth of a princess was a very special and happy event, and the Royal Mint thought so too... :=))

  7. Re:Taco Bell and the $2 Bill by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    AFAIK in England + Rep. of Ireland, stuff is only legal tender for payments up to 20 times face value. So a shop doesn't have to accept more than 40p in 2p coins (but these days, most do, as they are desperate for the change...)