New British "Pyramid" Coin Issued!

[revelations]

Today in the Isle of Man UK a new coin has been issued, its value is 25p.
It's a PYRAMID shape and has a picture of a Pharoah with Egptian Hylogriphs:eek:

Thats all the info I have at the moment, just heard it on THE ONE SHOW on BBC1.

Has anyone else got any info on this?

[greenleaf]

I don't know about the value..but this page shows the new £2 as well as two other coins (http://www.royalmint.com/home/home.aspx?promcode=EA5G9&keyword=236)

[revelations]

This one is an actual pyramid shape, it wasnt a pyramid on a circular coin. Its a triangled coin.:confused:

[steevo]

This one is an actual pyramid shape, it wasnt a pyramid on a circular coin. Its a triangled coin.:confused:

They know we are onto them but blatantly do that. I missed tonights show, not that I LIKE to watch it, it's one of the worst programs on tv right now IMO.

Btw I started a thread the other day about The One Show. I am gonna keep adding information to that thread about the propaganda on the show Has anyone seen The One Show on BBC1 ? (http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15317)

[adzboarder]

Saw that in the Metro newspaper, apparently Isle of Man only coins, worth 25p each and legal tender there only, not mainland UK. <- but this is from the metro.

I have been looking for a picture already on the net, here y'are:

http://static.sky.com/images/pictures/1619514.jpg

&

http://static.sky.com/images/pictures/1619515.jpg

Source: http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1295875,00.html

Found this Canadian triangular coin also - worth 30 cents!! :eek:

http://www.joelscoins.com/images/cabinda30thr.jpg

Source: http://www.joelscoins.com/new2.htm

[adzboarder]

I remember hearing something about the Isle of Man being heavily influenced by Freemasons - anyone else hear that?

They love all this Egyptian stuff...

[revelations]

Yes thats them. Nice one! ;)
Saw that in the Metro newspaper, apparently Isle of Man only coins, worth 25p each and legal tender there only, not mainland UK. <- but this is from the metro.

I have been looking for a picture already on the net, here y'are:

http://static.sky.com/images/pictures/1619514.jpg

&

http://static.sky.com/images/pictures/1619515.jpg

Source: http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1295875,00.html

Found this Canadian triangular coin also - worth 30 cents!! :eek:

http://www.joelscoins.com/images/cabinda30thr.jpg

Source: http://www.joelscoins.com/new2.htm

[steevo]

I remember hearing something about the Isle of Man being heavily influenced by Freemasons - anyone else hear that?

They love all this Egyptian stuff...

The freemasons are taking this piss now, they know we have wised up to them and that their time is coming to an end. They are hanging on by a thread and they know it. I think by producing these new coins they are trying to convince themselves that everything is ok. Not long now :cool:

[lottie]

Saw that in the Metro newspaper, apparently Isle of Man only coins, worth 25p each and legal tender there only, not mainland UK. <- but this is from the metro.

I have been looking for a picture already on the net, here y'are:

http://static.sky.com/images/pictures/1619514.jpg

&

http://static.sky.com/images/pictures/1619515.jpg

Source: http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1295875,00.html

Found this Canadian triangular coin also - worth 30 cents!! :eek:

http://www.joelscoins.com/images/cabinda30thr.jpg

Source: http://www.joelscoins.com/new2.htm

You ARE kidding me right?!! :eek::rolleyes:

In your face rating = 10!

[adimon]

No sign of this coin on the Royal Mint website or in the latest book. I was surprised I hadn't heard of it, having a small coin collection myself.

[adimon]

It's made by the Pobjoy mint.

http://www.pobjoy.com/images/logo-pobjoy.gif

Can any of you symbolism experts and masonic researchers see any immediate clues?

[adimon]

http://www.pobjoy.com/images/aboutus-logo.jpg

Pobjoy Mint Ltd.

The Pobjoy family have been associated with fine metalwork since the Middle Ages. The Company was recently granted permission to use the family Coat of Arms in which the Medieval Popinjay is the central motif. The Popinjay was a painted wooden parrot used in archery contests in the 14th century and the name Pobjoy is derived from this. The Latin motto ‘OCULO CERTO’ means 'with an unerring eye' and applies equally to the ancestor’s prowess as a marksman, as to the Company's reputation for the high quality and precision of its products. Over the past three centuries, the Company has been involved in many diverse fields, but they have always been involved in metal, both base and precious. During World War II Pobjoy Aero Engineering was involved in the manufacturing of the famous Spitfire wings. They are now the largest private mint in Europe.

As manufacturers of gold chains, gilt and enamel badges and escutcheons, regalia and insignia of all kinds, they have been contractors to the Crown Agents and prestigious London jewellers, for whom them have executed numerous commissions involving precious metals and gemstones of all kinds. The Pobjoy Mint employs 100 skilled craftsmen and technicians. Of these, a team of 18 jewellers and goldsmiths are employed in the Jewellery Department alone, working to designs specially created for the Mint by some of the acknowledged sculptors and metal works of the present day. Some of the individual pieces have won high awards internationally in recent years.

For the past 100 years the Company has been deeply involved in the development and manufacture of coins, medals and tokens. It is worth noting that the production of fraud-proof tokens for the vending machine industry calls for a higher degree of precision than the ordinary coinage, and the Pobjoy Mint now has some 96 per cent of this market in the United Kingdom. Since 1969, 370 million medals and tokens have been exported to the Far East and over 300 million promotional medals have been produced for many petrol stations and food stores.

The Pobjoy Mint has revived many age-old, but long-forgotten numismatic customs. At the same time, however, it has been in the forefront of numismatic development and has acquired an enviable reputation as a trendsetter. It developed the world's first satisfactory man-made precious metal, called Virenium, which has been successfully used in high denomination coinage since 1978. This was hailed worldwide as the first significant breakthrough in coinage this century.

The Mint has also developed coining equipment. Apart from the circulating coinage produced on high speed presses, it has made a speciality of the deluxe pieces sought after by numismatic connoisseurs. The proof coins are individually struck by hand, at least four times each, on specially polished discs of precious metal.

A successful achievement has been the introduction of the Noble, a bullion coin containing one ounce of pure platinum, and the Gold Angel. The Gold Angel has already achieved the reputation of winning the 'Best Gold Coin of the World' Award in the USA and is quoted daily in the Financial Times and on the screens of Reuters.

This was followed by the launch on 9 December 1988 of the first British Fine Gold 999.9 Manx Cat coin produced by Pobjoys. These coins, which have now become Asia's best volume coin, see a different cat produced each year.

The Pobjoy Mint has struck commemorative, circulating and pattern coins for the Isle of Man, Ascension Islands, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bolivia, Burundi, Cook Islands, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Gambia, Gibraltar, Kyrghyzstan, Liberia, Macau, Niue, Peru, Philippines, St Helena, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somaliland, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, Spain, Tanzania, Tokelau, Tonga, Tristan da Cunha, Uzbekistan, Western Samoa, Pitcairn Islands and Tajikistan.

Many medallion issues have also been produced, notably for Hong Kong, Malaysia and the Arab States. The mint has produced over 50,000 medallions for world wide nature. In 1996 Pobjoy Mint issued the world’s first hologram coin, the image is carefully struck in the coin to produce an unusual colour effect and in 1999 the World’s first Titanium coin.

The Mint has been successful in supplying the official Regalia, both military and civil, for the Sultan of Oman. It has worked closely with the Ruler of Dubai and produced many official pieces. It is currently under contract to the Ruler of Bahrain and is producing objet d’art in precious metals and natural stones. It has also been privileged to manufacture sumptuous presentation pieces on behalf of several Governments, for presentation to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the British Royal Family.
Awards

Since 1984 when the Pobjoy Mint was awarded its first Coin of the Year Award, various other awards and accolades have been bestowed upon the Mint. These include the prestigious Queen's Award for Export and in 1991 it was nominated in eight categories for the Coin of the Year Award 1990 and was extremely proud when it won four awards including the Overall Coin of the Year;

1984 COTY, Best Gold Coin,Angel, Isle of Man
1987 COTY, Best Crown, Olympic Runner, Cook Islands $50
1990 Winner of Queen’s Award for Export Achievement
1990 COTY, Coin of the Year, Penny Black Crown, Isle of Man
1990 COTY, Most Innovative Coinage, Penny Black Crown, Isle of Man
1990 COTY, Most Popular Coin, Alley Cat Crown, Isle of Man
1990 COTY, Best Crown, Penny Black Crown, Isle of Man
1992 Medal of Merit - awarded to Derek Pobjoy by the Board of Governors of the American Numismatic Association for dedication and distinguished service to the ANA.
1993 COTY, Most Popular Coin, Stegosaurus Crown, Gibraltar
1993 Vreneli-Preis awarded to Derek Pobjoy by Münzen-Revue for outstanding contribution to numismatics.
1993 ANA Appreciation Award awarded to Derek Pobjoy by the American Numismatic Association for an outstanding contribution to numismatics.
1994 Children Society Award awarded to Pobjoy Mint for support and participation in the Daily Mail Le Walk Appeal.
1996 COTY, Best Contemporary Event, Peace Rose, Bosnia & Herzegovina
1997 COTY, Most Inspirational Coin, Princess Diana with Mother Teresa, Sierra Leone
1998 COTY, Most Inspirational Coin, Peace Dove, Bosnia & Herzegovina

As can be seen from the aforegoing, the Pobjoy Mint is capable of providing a complete service to its principals; the origination of artwork and the concept of special projects, the design and manufacture, the marketing publicity, sales and distribution worldwide.
'POBJOY, MORE THAN A NAME, A GUARANTEE
Production of Coins

Every stage of coin production, from the first rough design to the finished proof or circulating coin, is carried on at the Mint in an atmosphere of the strictest security.
Designing a Coin

The initial stages involve many hours of high level discussions between the Mint and the Country concerned. Experts in various fields, from art historians to botanists, may also be consulted to ensure that the proposed design is accurate.

The design for a coin may come from a photograph, a painting or even a piece of sculpture, but it has to be translated into a preliminary drawing in the shape of the eventual coin, together with the lettering value and symbolic elements. From this is assembled a finished design, which is sent to the government body for approval. Any coin which has the Queens effigy on the obverse has also to be submitted to Her Majesty's Government and ultimately to Buckingham Palace for the Queens assent. A great deal of time may elapse between the preliminary sketch and the final design, as a result of modifications. Also in 2004 the Pobjoy Mint also became in the design, production and sale of new issue stamps as a nature extension of its numismatic business.

[adimon]

The Republic of Sierra Leone H.H. Pope Benedict XVI 2005 Coin

http://www.pobjoy.com/ukworld/shopimages/sections/normal/seone_pope_coin_02.jpg

The Pobjoy Mint seemingly produce commemorative coinage for lots of Commonwealth countries, outlying islands, as well as many other nations.

I can't understand how there is much demand for this sort of thing these days. Coins are on the decline.

Maybe the answer lies with using up remaining stock?

This Mint have produced so many different commemorative coins in the last 3 years its staggering. Why does Virgin Islands or Isle of Man need many unique coins all of a sudden.

[adimon]

http://www.pobjoy.com/ukworld/shopimages/sections/normal/sl_diana_07_373x136.jpg

[synak]

http://static.sky.com/images/pictures/1619515.jpg

Take note of the words 'Ankh Amun' underneath the 'Queen' which is the actual name of King Tut.

http://static.sky.com/images/pictures/1619514.jpg

The tomb on the coin is that of King Tut. Take note now of the word 'crown' on the left.

A tribute to the once pharaoh and the 'royal bloodline' which leads back to Egypt. The 'crown' which now belongs to the current descendants.

http://www.pobjoy.com/images/aboutus-logo.jpg

oculo certo=eye to contend
(according to translations)

The illustration above the bird on the shield is a phoenix.
"Phoenix" is Phenex or Fenex in Greek transliterations.
Fenex = "Shining One"

I'll add more observations later.

[yvonne]

Found this Canadian triangular coin also - worth 30 cents!! :eek:

http://www.joelscoins.com/images/cabinda30thr.jpg

Source: http://www.joelscoins.com/new2.htm


That is not a Canadian coin, it's a Cabinda coin commemorating their 30th anniversary of independence.

[adzboarder]

Yeah they were hard to find, but find them I must!

Odd that they weren't on the Royal Mint website, dunno why it's so secretive.

[adzboarder]

That is not a Canadian coin, it's a Cabinda coin commemorating their 30th anniversary of independence.

Oh weird, yes I see now!

Sorry, I saw Cabinda but read Canada - crazy.