Britannia 2023 - double chin

[katmonkey]

What's up with the chin on Britannia 2023?

[MrB]

It's Margaret Thatcher under that helmet.

[sovereignsteve]

It's patently obvious she's not a youngster. It would be a better depiction if they did away with the modern trend of very angular features, smooth them off a bit.

[westminstrel]

I hope people aren’t also going to question why she appears to have 6 fingers. 😏

[katmonkey]

46 minutes ago, sovereignsteve said:

It's patently obvious she's not a youngster. It would be a better depiction if they did away with the modern trend of very angular features, smooth them off a bit.

She needs to be curled up inside with a cup of cocoa

[MrB]

Oh, I think that's supposed to be wisps of hair under her chin too. I thought it was just a really saggy neck for a while. 

[andrewse]

the horse on the left looks like mr ed

 

 

And the one on the right looks like it has a neck problem

 

or are they hippocampus yup probably

Edited March 11, 2023 by andrewse

[MrStacker]

It's a shoddy design in my honest opinion. The coin looks slightly better in gold but still a let down for me.

[Arganto]

7 hours ago, westminstrel said:

I hope people aren’t also going to question why she appears to have 6 fingers. 😏

You ruddy outer, you had me counting 🤣

4 hours ago, MrB said:

Oh, I think that's supposed to be wisps of hair under her chin too. I thought it was just a really saggy neck for a while. 

Before I read this all I could see was Jeremy Clarkson's neck, fixed now 👍🏻

[SidS]

I saw Eddie Izzard.

Six fingers hey? I guessed she got double fingered? Wait... no... that doesn't sound so good.

[watchesandwhisky]

Such a far cry from 2014 yet again - The horse manes look like seahorses and would it be too much to ask to give Britannia a touch of class and elegance rather than some mardy battleaxe with a jawline like desperate dan..

[KitboyE17]

None of us are getting any younger! She’s probably weathered the last 4 hellish years same as we have! 

[DaKine]

I was nearly shocked by this design as IMHO the concept was excellent but the execution of it? Well, terrible. It can not have been Jody Clark (?). I know many of us feel a bit worn but isn't Britannia supposed to be inspiring? This version decidedly not.

And stupid me who began to slavishly buy RM proof Britannias since 2014! That first year excellent, and I even like the much-maligned 2017 with some of the others being up to the "meh" standard. Even more foolishly (maybe this is a bit cathartic) I started in with the more recent 1/4 oz plats but was decidedly swept away last year and had to go to the secondary market; this year, well, I don't know. Maybe if not marked up too badly.

See how addictive we (or at least me) are to this nonsense. Well, better than the crazy city view or regal history coins that bring me nearly to GI upset! Let's not even go there with the Paddington bears, etc.

[SidS]

It looks like Jack Ketch designed this version. 😉

[katmonkey]

23 hours ago, MrB said:

Oh, I think that's supposed to be wisps of hair under her chin too. I thought it was just a really saggy neck for a while. 

Ah yes, you're right.