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Royal Mint Celebrates the 75th Anniversary of 1984 With Commemorative Coin
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01-15-2025, 06:35 AM
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/new-coin...-1984/news

"A commemorative coin featuring the image of an eye and the inscription "Big Brother is watching you" is being released to pay tribute to "Nineteen Eighty-four” author George Orwell and mark his death 75 years ago.

The 2-pound ($2.40) coin depicts what appears to be an eye but is a camera lens and the coin's edge is inscribed with another quote from Orwell's dystopian novel: "There was truth and there was untruth.”

Coinage artist Henry Gray said the theme of totalitarianism was central to his design."

Cool to see since this lets Orwell have a similar honor to people like Tolkien and Austen. I have to wonder if Orwell wouldn't be a bit amused by this as well.
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01-15-2025, 08:18 AM
I’m not using that coin; If Big Brother watched us, he’d die of boredom.
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01-15-2025, 10:34 AM
Nice idea to acknowledge this. (And a small reminder for how the Big Brother idea plays out in today's world?)

There have been quite a few fancy coins from the Royal Mint, but I can't afford to start a collection hobby right now.  :lol:
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01-16-2025, 07:50 PM
Nice idea - just as long as it's not a secret spying device :lol: !
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(01-16-2025, 07:50 PM)Kyng Wrote: Nice idea - just as long as it's not a secret spying device :lol: !

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(01-16-2025, 07:50 PM)Kyng Wrote: Nice idea - just as long as it's not a secret spying device :lol: !

Or a device that applies you to be on the TV show!  :lol:
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(01-17-2025, 04:22 PM)Cool Cory Wrote:
(01-16-2025, 07:50 PM)Kyng Wrote: Nice idea - just as long as it's not a secret spying device :lol: !

Or a device that applies you to be on the TV show!  :lol:

That's really not a favourable outcome, either!! 👁️
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(01-17-2025, 04:22 PM)Cool Cory Wrote:
(01-16-2025, 07:50 PM)Kyng Wrote: Nice idea - just as long as it's not a secret spying device :lol: !

Or a device that applies you to be on the TV show!  :lol:

Well, in that case, I hope they don't start making Squid Game ones :wtf: !
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01-18-2025, 06:03 PM
(01-17-2025, 05:44 PM)Kyng Wrote:
(01-17-2025, 04:22 PM)Cool Cory Wrote:
(01-16-2025, 07:50 PM)Kyng Wrote: Nice idea - just as long as it's not a secret spying device :lol: !

Or a device that applies you to be on the TV show!  :lol:

Well, in that case, I hope they don't start making Squid Game ones :wtf: !

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