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Canada has an 11-sided 1 dollar coin (the loonie) and a bimetallic 2 dollar coin (the toonie). This new £1 coin is basically a mash-up of the two. Fair warning
by beloch 10y ago
Canada has an 11-sided 1 dollar coin (the loonie) and a bimetallic 2 dollar coin (the toonie). This new £1 coin is basically a mash-up of the two.
Fair warning: People are going to put these things in pneumatic presses, hit them with sledge-hammers, etc. and then claim their brand new £1 coins are defective and "just fell apart". You should probably ignore these people. I'd be very surprised if the Royal Mint hadn't talked to the Canadian Mint and made sure they know how to make these things absolutely bomber.
- mrec 10y agoThe UK already has a bimetallic £2 coin. I don't see anything radically new here.
- dan1234 10y agoThe UK has been using bimetallic coins (£2 coin) since 1998. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_pounds_(British_coin) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_pounds_(British_coin)
- huxley 10y agoThe bimetallic Toonie from Canada came out in 1996, but Italy beat everyone with their 500 Lire in 1982