The Fifth Definitive Coinage Portrait Unveiled

[Kman]

Here it is on a sovereign 

 

What do you guys think?

 

It was designed by the Britannia 2014 proof artist Jody Clark 

 

http://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/ranges/the-fifth-definitive-coinage-portrait-final-edition

 

[Kman]

I think this is the obverse of the new £2 coin

[daz]

Think it looks ok , not a massive difference from the last one and certainly better than the rcm one which is awful

[Kman]

Think it looks ok , not a massive difference from the last one and certainly better than the rcm one which is awful

 

It looks ok on the £2, the sovereign looks weird though.. strange arch to the back of her neck... I will have to go look at other pictures, maybe it's just that photo is odd. 

[watchesandwhisky]

I'd echo Daz's feelings on this one, much better than the RCM one but to me still doesn't look quite right, I guess will take a bit of time to get used too.

[daz]

Actually now you mention it , the neck on the sov does look a little bit wierd. I was looking more at the two pound

[HawkHybrid]

It looks ok on the £2, the sovereign looks weird though.. strange arch to the back of her neck... I will have to go look at other pictures, maybe it's just that photo is odd. 

 

my same thought when I first saw it.

 

HH

[Cointreau]

I think the original portrait by Jody Clark is ok. It's just that the Royal Mint have made a

complete hash of it. For one thing, they've given Liz some really heavy jowls.

What's up with the lower lip as well?

[Cointreau]

Tell a lie. It's all Jody Clark's work as he was the engraver and designer apparently.

[sovereignsteve]

methinks they have some pretty crap engravers these days. The likes of Pistrucci, Wyon and Boehm must be turning in their graves,

[Guest]

I was hoping for a copy of the Victoria jubilee head. Hopes dashed

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[sovereignsteve]

I was hoping for a copy of the Victoria jubilee head. Hopes dashed

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Now that would have been something!