14 // Nikon Coolpix L12: coin of the realm
Don’t get me wrong, I love American money. In fact, the more of it I’m given, the better.
But for sheer design cool you can’t go wrong with British coinage. See that big one? That’s a 2-pound coin. (I can’t find the character for a pound on this computer.) The small gold one is a pound (or a quid, if you’re so inclined, and I am in London after all). The one with the funky sides is 20p, and the two small ones are 5p coins. At least as far as scale, the British monetary sizing system keeps things intact and unconfusing.
I’ve never understood why the dime is so much smaller than the nickel. That’s weird, like putting the month before the day and the year when writing out a date.
Enjoy. The Euro doesn’t have this kind of charm.
