2nd coin in Myths and Legends - Maid Marian 2022

[ak74]

Expected to be on auragentum.de presale as from 9th of August.

No images yet...

[Gordy]

1 hour ago, ak74 said:

Expected to be on auragentum.de presale as from 9th of August.

No images yet...

to be released 16th August

[ak74]

Here is the new design.

[Zhorro]

I'm afraid the design is not very exciting.  Assuming this is a bullion coin, I would rather go for the "Completer" bullion than the "Maid Marion" one.  It is difficult to see who the target audience is for this "Maid Marion" coin.

[cucumber]

On 09/08/2021 at 08:54, Zhorro said:

 It is difficult to see who the target audience is for this "Maid Marion" coin.

I like it. It's my first coin. Also ordered the robin hood one. I like the way the leaves overlap the edge. Target is maybe those who prefer a less orderly naturalistic scene.
 

[Gordy]

15 minutes ago, cucumber said:

I like it. It's my first coin. Also ordered the robin hood one. I like the way the leaves overlap the edge. Target is maybe those who prefer a less orderly naturalistic scene.
 

I've got Robin so i need to get Marion and John too I guess, otherwise they would be lonely and mental health issues may follow leading to premature milking...😂

[cucumber]

im guessing king arthur might come up. He certainly had a conveniently shaped table to be represented in coin form anyway.

Edited August 26, 2021 by cucumber

[dicker]

This series is not to my taste.  With so many subject matters to chose from….

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[Gordy]

39 minutes ago, cucumber said:

im guessing king arthur might come up. He certainly had a conveniently shaped table to be represented in coin form anyway.

Perish the thought of a 2oz version of the knights of the round table followed by a 'completer' of the table itself!

[ShadowTriad]

I do not mind the coin and I think having the leaves in the background and over the edge is a change from just having the writing and a blank background. I just hope the Royal Mint has better quality control with this one. I just think they could have chosen the subject matter better. The Royal Mint could have just stuck to the main character from the stories or has a separate coin series for each of the stories. With Robin Hood it bugs me that they are only doing Robin Hood, Maid Marian and Little John and not the other characters such as King John, Sheriff of Nottingham or Friar Tuck. There are also so many stories they could choose from and if they are doing multiple characters from the same story then we are not going to end up with a lot of different stories showcased. I also presume that King Arthur will be another series and there are a lot of good characters which could be made into coins in that series that most likely won't be represented in coin form. This series had so much potential and although I do not mind the coins so far I am underwhelmed with what the Royal Mint has come up with. Much like the Lunar Series. The series could have been a great hit but the series was severely lacking.

Edited August 26, 2021 by ShadowTriad

[Coverte]

Some good points made but overall not a series which design/s inspire me enough to pay anymore than Britannia bullion prices.

[apachebleu]

 I'm really new to gold and recently got my first coins from RM, and have instantly caught the bug!

 When I bought my first coins I dismissed the Robin Hood as messy and ugly but I was interested when I saw the maid Marion and decided to just get the pair. I was surprised by the Robin Hood, it actually looks great in person whereas the maid Marion is just too fussy, not bad but nothing special.

 I doubt these will be the next queen's beasts but you never know, if they go for the King Arthur myths they could be quite something. I just fancied jumping on a collection from the start and at 20 /30 quid over a brittania why not take a punt.

[cucumber]

my first lego set was robin hood's tree house so that might explain why i like them

[Edeline]

Maybe it's a girl thing, but I genuinely love this coin, and my daughter is a big fan too! This Marion has a very similar design aesthetic as the reimagined Una from the bars last year, and those are beautiful in person. 

[apachebleu]

47 minutes ago, Edeline said:

Maybe it's a girl thing, but I genuinely love this coin, and my daughter is a big fan too! This Marion has a very similar design aesthetic as the reimagined Una from the bars last year, and those are beautiful in person. 

 I bought a una bar and it's lovely, it's my girlfriends favourite

[Shell]

I think it's a neat coin😊 Waiting on the 2022 Britannia proof. A Knights Templar coin series would get me interested. Will all coin sets come with a completer coin now?🤣