Author Topic: Text and Fonts on Coins (Read 52034 times)

Pellinore · « **Reply #150 on:** March 01, 2018, 09:31:59 PM »

Usually only capitals are used, interesting!

<k> · « **Reply #151 on:** January 01, 2019, 02:04:26 PM »

Angola, 10 kwanzas, 2012. "Kwanzas" is in lower case and italics.

<k> · « **Reply #152 on:** January 01, 2019, 02:05:28 PM »

Angola, 100 kwanzas, 2015. Here, "Kwanzas" begins with an upper-case K.

chrisild · « **Reply #153 on:** January 01, 2019, 03:41:38 PM »

A good reason for the use of all caps on coins.

Ah well, on French collector coins I have seen "EURO", "Euro" and "euro" as well ...

Christian

<k> · « **Reply #154 on:** January 01, 2019, 07:41:36 PM »

Some more example of lower-case text.

<k> · « **Reply #155 on:** January 01, 2019, 07:42:00 PM »

The Netherlands.

<k> · « **Reply #156 on:** January 01, 2019, 07:42:42 PM »

Bohemia and Moravia, Nazi protectorate.

<k> · « **Reply #157 on:** January 01, 2019, 07:43:08 PM »

Isle of Man.

<k> · « **Reply #158 on:** January 01, 2019, 07:44:12 PM »

Nigeria.

<k> · « **Reply #159 on:** January 01, 2019, 07:45:20 PM »

Ireland.

<k> · « **Reply #160 on:** January 01, 2019, 07:46:02 PM »

Portugal, 20 escudos, 1960.

<k> · « **Reply #161 on:** March 25, 2019, 12:09:08 PM »

Cuba, 10 centavos, 1994.

Notice how the cents symbol is contained within the numeral zero of the denomination.

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