The Dutch-Designed 5 Euro Coin  By: Cecilia Biemann - Published:
• References: etre The Euro has just had a beautiful makeover as
a result of a design competition run by the Dutch Ministry of
Finance.  The newly-minted design for the five Euro coin is the
work of artist and architect, Stani Michiels, who won the
“Netherlands and Architecture” themed competition.  The front of
the coin was created by incorporating a list of the 109 most
prominent Dutch architects, which were placed in order of how
many hits they receive when an internet search is performed on
them. In addition, the names are cast in varying font weights to
create a portrait of Queen Beatrix.  The back of the coin
displays recently published architecture books with their spines
positioned to create a map of The Netherlands in the negative
space.  A unique, modern, and extremely clever design concept.
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