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Matrix
18th December 2008, 11:19 AM
Eclectic Penguin is in the design stage of a coin for our local annual event. Have a look and see what you think :socool:

http://southwalesgeocachers.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=34


One early draft :cheers:

http://www.welshcaching.co.uk/images/coin/coin02.png

gazooks
18th December 2008, 03:13 PM
looks good - simple but effective - when will it be available ?

Matrix
18th December 2008, 08:57 PM
looks good - simple but effective - when will it be available ?

As soon as possible hopefully before our Annual event on the May Day bank hoilday weekend . The design is subject to change and may well get more complicated :eek:

Eclectic Penguin
4th February 2009, 04:50 PM
The artwork has progressed quite a bit since Matrix sent that image. This is the final version that has gone to the mint for 6 proof coins to be made.

http://welshcaching.co.uk/images/coin/jan15artwork.jpg

The dragon's outline is provided by a line of raised metal.

In error, another version of the tail side was rendered for us - people liked it so much it may become a split minting of 150 of each (but that final decision hasn't been made yet).

http://welshcaching.co.uk/images/coin/jan12artwork.jpg

In this case, the dragon's outline is raised metal.

The coin will definitely be available at the Welsh Caching event in may - we're not sure as yet whether it will be widely available before hand.

Bill D (wwh)
4th February 2009, 05:06 PM
That's looking really good! :)

I prefer the second (bottom) version of the tail side. I'm sure it's an oversight, but shouldn't that have the "Trackable" wording too?

Eclectic Penguin
4th February 2009, 06:49 PM
The final design does indeed have the trackable text - at that stage we hadn't decided where it would go.

Matrix
16th February 2009, 08:53 PM
Latest Update

http://welshcaching.co.uk/images/coin/6N-01854-BACK.jpg

http://welshcaching.co.uk/images/coin/6N-01854-FRONT.jpg


:cheers:

Eclectic Penguin
16th February 2009, 09:26 PM
Thanks matrix for announcing it here - I've been busily writing up an announcement on the main Geocaching coin forum.