A new miniature kinetic sculpture from Russian artist Roman Butin, who adds brilliant, elaborate hand-engraved designs and mechanisms to vintage coins.
Previously: Mechanical Coins
A new miniature kinetic sculpture from Russian artist Roman Butin, who adds brilliant, elaborate hand-engraved designs and mechanisms to vintage coins.
Previously: Mechanical Coins
Birds, animals and foliage liberated from coins with a jeweller’s saw and repurposed as collages and miniature metal sculptures by Toronto-based artist Micah Adams.
The extraordinary coin craftsmanship of Russian artist Roman Butin.
Bespoke carvings and unique mechanisations made to order. Just so you know, the snapping teeth coin sold for $10,000 back in 2017.
Ah here.
Oliver Moody tweetz:
The state mint in Berlin has issued a memorial coin celebrating 70 years of currywurst and it may just be the most horrible thing in the history of numismatics.
Seemingly impossible, gravity defying coin stacks augmented with toothpicks and silverware constructed by Japanese Twitter user @thumb_tani.
VIDEO: A petition to have @TheNotoriousMMA‘s image featured on the €1 coin was deemed inadmissible today. https://t.co/iIR56xEdZY
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) January 13, 2016
Following a Patrick O’Leary sending a petition to the Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions last month – to have Conor McGregor’s face placed on €1 coins – Sinn Féin TD Padraig MacLochlainn told the committee last evening it can’t happen.
Not least because he can’t get a hold of Mr O’Leary.
Mr MacLochlainn explained…
“‘Put Conor McGregor on the €1 coin’ – this [petition] is from a Mr Patrick O’Leary. We’ve deliberated on this petition and unfortunately because we haven’t been able to establish contact with the petitioner, our rules are clear, it has to be deemed inadmissible.
“So, what we have thought about this is that, we would advise the petitioner, or any other interested party, that they may wish to contact the Central Bank to establish the EU rules around both commemorative coins and the normal EU coinage which may have restrictions negating the proposal made in this petition so… while unfortunately we can’t deem it admissible, and take any further action on it, it is a matter of public interest around how decisions are made and who goes on coins…”
Petition to put Conor McGregor’s face on €1 coin deemed inadmissible (Newstalk)
While stocks last.
The new .925 Sterling Silver Yeats coin, sculpted by Mary Gregoriy (what are the chances?).
Launched yesterday. Limited issue of 8000 on sale to the public today.
(Thanks Jason Clarke)