OUGD505 Brief 1 - Final Outcome - Coins

Here is a rough mock up on how my finalised coins would look like if made, as I cannot make real coins this is the next best thing - in reality there is the possibility of me having ago using a press and clamp to create this in metal. The leaf patten on the £1/2 is to make it clear they are full pounds. I kept the shape of the current coins the same this is because blind people use the shape of coins to define what to pay with. I believe by keeping the same shape I am not discriminating anyone.

My designs are representative of british wildlife, picking which animals featured on the coins was down to the rarity and how endangered they are.

1p - British Fruit Bats are the wildlife of the night, this creature is representative of other animals that come out at night such as the barn owl.

2p - Cod, well known for fish and chips... this is native to britian because we are eating too much cod - cod is effectively become less distinct and populated.

5p - Butterfly, there are not many butterfly's flying around anymore in Britain which is a shame I would like to make people more aware of this.

10p - Hedgehog, Hedgehogs are often found in gardens many people will see a hedgehog in there liftime, although some hedgehogs are sentenced to poisoning and road kill.

20p -  Bumble Bee - These are particularly endangered and are well deserving of being on the currency as the british bee is one of the biggest contributors to life and economy without bees there would be no life.

50p - Badgers, Badgers are often culled and treated as vermin but they are infact a protected species these beautiful creatures are understated.

£1 - Robin, I chose this bird out of all the british birds because it is one of the most well known birss associated to british wildlife, surpassingly it is rare to see a robin.

£2 - Fox, I chose to have the fox on the £2 because of the hunting - I believe that foxes have been cruelly been hunted for fun for many years finally people of britian are coming to the realisation of the beauty of this animal. Save our foxes.