Does it bother you in the U.K. that the queen is on coins?

[Troy77]

I know it is sad but I wouldn't have her spoil my toilet roll

[Troy77]

19 hours ago, Troy77 said:

I know it is sad but I wouldn't have her spoil my toilet roll

Dont be sad @TonyS, I was just kidding about spoiling the toilet roll

[TonyS]

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I'd like to find a bog role with certain prime minsters fizzog on it.

[AgCoyote]

As an American I might have a somewhat unusual take. I believe that contemporary Europe would be much better off with monarchs than democracy. It's clear the long term decline of Europe truly began after the First World War when the monarchies were largely destroyed. Obviously monarchy isn't perfect but I think the UK, France, Germany, Holland etc. would all be better off today with an enlightened despot than some left wing or false conservative body that cares nothing about history or real culture.

 

 I absolutely love collecting coins with the monarch on the coin. It ties the coin down to a specific time frame and in my opinion makes it more collectible. 

[Booky586]

The sovereigns head appears on our postage stamps too. I think it looks beautiful, without it a coin becomes a token.

[Troy77]

On 16/12/2019 at 22:19, Booky586 said:

The sovereigns head appears on our postage stamps too. I think it looks beautiful, without it a coin becomes a token.

Am I right in saying your profile picture stamps are over 30 years old, I had some of them as a lad collecting stamps.😁

[Booky586]

30 years old is pretty close! My profile picture is of a stamp design celebrating the 150th anniversary of the postage stamp, the penny black, first issued in 1840. I'll let you all do the maths......

[Rocky2000]

Yes the family is messed up,

 

anybody else see that naked boy trying to escape the palace 

 

 

[Kraken]

What a wild ride this thread was.

No, it doesn't bother me that the Queen's head is on British coins. As other people have mentioned, there's historical and symbolic reasons for it, and it helps recognisability as legal tender (which I believe is required to have the monarch's profile by law). Additionally, it provides a guarantee that the PM content is backed by the issuing government (UK or Commonwealth). If the Royal Mint were to secretly debase their coins, then I feel like that would be the least of UK stackers' worries...