Clouds exist but are rarely seen in coin designs. Let's see how many we can find.
Thailand 1 baht 1982.jpg
Thailand, 1 baht, 1982 / 2525.
Bangladesh 5 taka 1994.jpg
Bangladesh, 5 taka, 1994.
Several variations of this coin type exist, with different shapes and sizes of the clouds.
(http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=25510.0;attach=101626;image)
Latvia, 2 lati.
(https://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_pakistan_rupee02_2005.jpg)
Pakistan 2 rupees 2005 - Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan
:)
Nice one, Mr. Boyd. 8)
Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover 1 thaler 1744.jpg
Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover, 1 thaler, 1744.
Iran 500 rials 2014.jpg
Iran, 5000 rials, 2013.
(http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3253.0;attach=3149;image)
India, 2 rupees, 1998.
(http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4027.0;attach=53079;image)
New Zealand, 1 dollar, 1970.
Mount Aorangi, also known as Mount Cook.
Mountains attract clouds. A cloud lasts for minutes or hours.
Perhaps coin designs do not usually include clouds because they are ephemeral.
Meanwhile, mountains have a potential lifetime of millions of years.
(http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;attach=120813)
New Zealand, 50 cents.
(http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=27107.0;attach=44786;image)
New Zealand, 50 cents, 1994. HMS Endeavour.
This bimetallic version of the coin was included in mint sets in 1994 only.
(http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=39617.0;attach=89816;image)
Malawi, 10 kwacha, 2006.
Strangely shaped clouds. We don't see such clouds here in England.
(http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=51628.0;attach=111294;image)
Thailand, 10 baht. Regular circulation coin.
Thailand 100 baht 1975.jpg
Thailand, 100 baht, 1975. 100th Anniversary of the Ministry of Finance.
Another Thai coin with clouds on it. Why are there so many clouds in Thailand? :o
I've googled this Ministry of Finance building but can't find it.
It looks more like the Thai Ministry of Defence building.
Quote from: <k> on August 31, 2021, 02:57:22 PM
I've googled this Ministry of Finance building but can't find it. It looks more like the Thai Ministry of Defence building.
According to this site (https://www.treasury.go.th/en/history/), the ministry was on Chakkrapong Road, Chana Songkram, Bangkok in 1960. There are no traces of the building on the coin on that road now. There are two places where it may have been: the present National Gallery or the Chana Songkram wat (temple).
Peter
I see. And even the clouds are gone. Nothing lasts forever. :(
(http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=39617.0;attach=110850;image)
UK, 5 pounds, 2018. The Imperial War Museum.
A UK coin - with clouds! I didn't think that one existed.
UK 1 oz 2019.jpg
UK, 1 oz silver, 2019. Buckingham Palace.
With clouds in the sky! Tourists won't want to come and visit, now. :(
UK 5 pounds 2020.jpg
UK, 5 pounds, 2020. 250th anniversary of the birth of William Wordsworth.
More clouds in the sky! In fact, since Brexit there has never been a single cloud in the sky, which remains pure blue every day, even at night. :o
Clouds in Britain? Surprising. Every time I went there, the weather was sunny. There should be clouds on Indian coins. When I went there it rained quite seriously. ;D
Peter
Quote from: <k> on October 01, 2021, 08:35:47 PM
In fact, since Brexit there has never been a single cloud in the sky
Probably because the emission from all those delivery trucks is almost completely gone now. >:D But here (https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces15148.html) we have some Austrian clouds, plus a depiction of Venus stretched out on said clouds. This commem was issued to celebrate Franz Joseph's 60th reign anniversary. Embedded image below.
(https://en.numista.com/catalogue/photos/autriche-habsbourg/548-270.jpg)
UAE 100 dirhams 2000.jpg
United Arab Emirates, 100 dirhams, 2000.
Philippines 25 piso 1974-.jpg
Philippines, 25 piso, 1974.
Philippines 25 piso 1978.jpg
Philippines, 25 piso, 1978.
Singapore $5 1990.jpg
Singapore, $5, 1990.
(http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=23634.0;attach=101874;image)
Macedonia, 50 deni, 1993.
Quote from: <k> on December 01, 2021, 01:52:20 AM
Singapore, $5, 1990.
Are those clouds, or rather mountains
Robert Evans Oman.jpg
Oman, 100 baisa, 1990.
Unissued version by Robert Evans of the Royal Mint (UK).
Oman 100 baisa 1990.jpg
Issued version.
Quote from: quaziright on December 01, 2021, 01:57:12 AM
Are those clouds, or rather mountains
When did you ever see mountains that looked like that?
Bhutan 200 ngultrum 1981-.jpg
Bhutan, 200 ngultrum, 1981.
I could ask you the same thing, when have you ever seen one giant cloud like that.
It looks more like the Fort canning hill which is covered by trees.
Turks and Caicos 5 crowns 2001.jpg
Turks and Caicos, 5 crowns, 2001.
100th Anniversary of Royal Navy Submarines.
Clouds and submarines.
Mongolia 25 tugrik 1976.jpg
Mongolia 50 tugrik 1976.jpg
Mongolia 750 tugrik 1976.jpg
Mongolia, 25, 50 and 750 tugrik, 1976. World Wildlife Fund issue.
The strange clouds of Mongolia.
(http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=27504.0;attach=111697;image)
UK, 50 pence, 1994. 50th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings.
On a scale of 1 to 10, how realistic do these clouds look?
About as realistic as the waves of the sea. ;) All in all, the design is not bad, quite dynamic. I think it would have "worked" even without those pseudo-clouds ...
(http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=27516.0;attach=115017;image)
Isle of Man, 2 pounds, 1989.
Fly, fly, in the sky.
Fly up high, in the sky.
See some clouds
Before you die.
PLUNGE.
Eek!
Singapore 1 cent 1967.jpg
Singapore, 1 cent, 1967. Numista N# 3827.
Transnistria 25 rubles 2000.jpg
Transnistria, 25 rubles, 2000. N# 31021. T
Tenth Anniversary of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic.
The most unrealistic clouds yet?
(http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;attach=118035;image)
Canada, 25 cents, 2005. Western Meadowlark. N# 357.
Notice the clouds in the background.
(http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;attach=118879;image)
UK, 5 pounds, 2014. Centenary of the First World War. Home front. N# 62714.
And clouds. As an American once said, "In England you have three months of poor weather - followed by the winter!" :'(
USA half dollar 1936.jpg
USA, half dollar, 1936.
Very strange clouds they have in the US of A.
Some Tibetan 5 sho pieces (Y28.1 and Y28a)
5-sho-1951-16-25_74_72986670047b9ac88L (2).jpg
5-sho-1947-16-21_74_71581433298015f7aL (2).jpg
Quote from: <k> on August 15, 2022, 10:00:44 PMVery strange clouds they have in the US of A.
Ah well, Delaware is a relatively small state, so they have relatively small clouds. ;D The building depicted is the Old Swedes Church in Wilmington, and I suppose the cloud has some religious relevance. You can find many coins and medals (mostly but not only with a Lutheran background) from, say, the 1700s, with a hand coming out of a cloud. Here are three different ones; links only, sorry. God's eye (https://www.kuenker.de/img/00104/00228q00.jpg) surrounded by clouds. Rain and clouds (https://www.coinarchives.com/6c01848e2f72c0e42d2f529d334729d8/img/kunker/375/image02099.jpg) symbolizing bad harvests and starvation (followed by a better year on the other side). And talking about strangely shaped clouds, in Mannheim they even had clouds with hands (https://img.ma-shops.de/hardelt/pic/s281-56.jpg). ;D
Anguila ½ dollar 1970.jpg
Anguilla, ½ dollar, 1970. Saint Mary's church.
Collector coin of the rebel island during its period of illegal independence.
When did clouds ever look like that?
Barbados $1 1973-.jpg
Barbados, $1, 1973.
Calling all nephologists!
Does this design show clouds above the fish?
Or does that shape represent something else?