New 'Lion of England' coin - views on the design?

[RDHC]

Personally I am rather put off by the extreme snarling posture that has been imposed on the Lion. For similar reasons I wasn't entirely enamoured of its predecessor in the Queen's Beasts series, but I'm afraid I think that artistically this one is worse. Of course a lion is full of strength and, if need be, aggression, but it ought also to have its majestic and dignified side fully brought out. Only my opinion. Doubtless others will disagree. For comparison, I like the lion in the 2001 Britannia gold proof, where it is full of suppressed power and, perhaps, a touch of menace, but it does not need to be shown snarling and growling to make an impact.

[Oldun]

Entirely unimpressed by the designs of the Tudor Beasts. Others like it but I am aftaid it is a huge swerve in my case and has been since the initial coin.

[Shep]

Much like Music legends (and James Bond?) series I feel the Tudor Beasts will just fade away. It’s pretty forgettable IMHO.

This lion does look pretty garbage though, the little crown on its head looks particularly ridiculous to me.

Edited February 21, 2022 by Shep

[AuricGoldfinger]

Terrible. That is all.

[RDHC]

12 hours ago, Shep said:

Much like Music legends (and James Bond?) series I feel the Tudor Beasts will just fade away. It’s pretty forgettable IMHO.

This lion does look pretty garbage though, the little crown on its head looks particularly ridiculous to me.

Good point about the crown, which I had not fully noticed whilst being appalled by the poor creature's expression.

[motorbikez]

Not good at all, it looks like it's straining on the toilet. I'm 50/50 whether to get it in PF 70.

[caf84]

The Lion is alright. I prefer the Panther.

I think some of the criticism of the first 2 is a bit harsh.

The statues that the coins are portraying are very odd looking, cartoonish and unrealistic. So isnt that what we are getting on the coins?

 

[Midasfrog]

Yes the designs are taken from mythical heraldic beasts which is why the designs look like cartoons .

The series might grow on us yet .

i will pick a few bullion up and try latter to pick some proofs up at bullion prices as they come back to the market 👍

[Oldun]

Good luck to those collecting this series but the designs, from whatever source, are just not good imho. As one commentator said here, these will easily be picked up at a lower price in a year or more….and to be honest, even then, I would still not be interested. The design is just too tacky for me.

[blackadder]

48 minutes ago, Oldun said:

Good luck to those collecting this series but the designs, from whatever source, are just not good imho. As one commentator said here, these will easily be picked up at a lower price in a year or more….and to be honest, even then, I would still not be interested. The design is just too tacky for me.

I think what makes them look worse is there's nothing else really on the rest of the coin,rather blank boring background etc makes the subject matter stand out more...

[Oldun]

Everytime I look at this coin, all I see is Jason Manford’s mascot on 8 out of the ten cats show. The arse end and legs and back is exactly the same !

 

Edited February 23, 2022 by Oldun

[Oldun]

[Happypanda88]

The Royal Mint responding to customer complaints hires new consultants to join the Coin Design Selection Committee.

 

 

[Shinus73]

I like it...

[motorbikez]

2 hours ago, Happypanda88 said:

The Royal Mint responding to customer complaints hires new consultants to join the Coin Design Selection Committee.

 

 

They also get their quality control staff from the same place.

[Petra]

Royal Mint on TV this morning … on Morning Live. Showed them making the anniversary 50p. Must have filmed a while ago as it showed you a man actually working on the 1kg gold coin. 600 hours of work!

[Stuntman]

I don't think the first two designs are as nice as the Queen's Beasts designs.  I will only buy them in bullion, if indeed I buy them at all.