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New Euro Coin Released With MultiView Effect
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."
Wow. Adobe's going to have a hard time with this one.
Wait a sec... whose side ARE they on?
-- If you try to fail and succeed, which have you done? - Uli's moose
...but I wonder whether it will look as good once the ridges wear down. Sharp edges on coins get worn pretty smooth after a while.
Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges.
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.
How long until someone imprints goatse into the third visual phase of the coin as a prank?
At first, I was thinking that "the Royal Dutch Mint" was a near-scam outfit like our homegrown Franklin Mint, churning out overpriced kitch like "The F-14 Tomcat Stars & Stripes" ($120 for a gaudy model airplane) and the $195 "Tribute to Leadership Commemorative Medal Collection", inspired by "President Reagan's most memorable speeches -- from his inaugural address to his moving farewell." 'Scuse me while I shudder in ph33r.
But as far as I can tell, these folks are the real thing -- they issue real money, *and* kitchy overpriced collectibles. Pretty cool. But it doesn't look like the three-image coins are going to turn up in the local arcade -- unless someone's kid gets into Dad's coin collection again.
Stressed? Me? Of course not. Stress is what a rubber band feels before it breaks, silly.
Now we can have Washington, Lincoln, and...um...Fillmore all on the same coin!
Goo goo g'joob.
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."
Heil Sig! -Rob
Imagine...take 10 Euros out of your pocket, and one of those images is MacDonalds, one Coca Cola, one Vodafone ;-)
-psy
Now we can start to mint those Clinton, Hillary, Monica coins right away!
"Cowardice in a race, as in an individual, is the unpardonable sin." --Teddy Roosevelt
The Taiwanese 50 NT (1.50 USD) had this for years switching between the Arabic and Chinese numeral "50". And, it's not a collectors item, it's normal everyday currency. Sorry I don't have linkage or any more knowledge about the topic than this. Any takers on explaining?
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 ?
This story will give you an idea of the high employee standards at Taco Bell.
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I can't say how frustrated I get when people put something on the web - which requires some special proprietary thing to view it.
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]
As these websites will testify
http://www.depthography.com/
http://www.world3d.com/
There are places where the networks are not touching,and there are places where they are-Boeing's Lori Gunter
The Dutch are prone to stuff like this.
:-)
Their paper money (before it was replaced by Euros) was the funkiest ever. Full color, groovy designs. Looked like techno party flyers to me. Take a look:
http://www.rgaros.nl/money/notes/index.html
I once had a funny incident on italian railways when the train conductor refused to accept a 100 guilder banknote. He didn't believe me it was legitimate money (neither did three of his coworkers). It sure didn't help that the exchange rates table he had said 'Holland' and on the banknote it was 'Nederland'.
So I had to get out at the next train station.
The Netherlands is one sweet country.
Is it ribbed for my protection or my pleasure?
Actually, the coin's design is valuable. From a socio-political view, currency has a long history as a vehicle to assert national identity. Words and symbols on coins and paper remind citizens of their heritage and who they are as a people. Patriotism is a strong force, and at a time when European Union countries have been giving over buckets of autonomy to the EU (quite tangibly shown in the switch to the Euro) there is <b>comfort</b> in showing national symbols on coins like these. It's a way for the Netherlands to say, 'Hey we are Europeans, but we are Dutch, too.' And that's valid.
Second, the techno 'shiny thing' value of this coin is useful as a publicity vehicle, raising international awareness about the Netherlands. It can't hurt tourism, and will attract numistmatists --taking currency out of circulation is always a goal of national mints. I agree, it would be fine to honor important national contributors. Perhaps they will. But using royalty appeals to the most common denominator, so it's understandable as a start.
Besides, let's face it, babies are cute. Don't know that I've ever seen a baby on currency before. Next, bring on the puppies!
Gee, it's so tough to find a place to park around here!