Ian Rank-Broadley's work for the Royal Mint

[SEnumis]

Looking at both the Golden Jubilee crown and the Diamond Jubilee crowns I've come to the conclusion I don't like Ian Rank Broadley's work for the Royal Mint. Firstly there's the rather unflattering portrait of Her Majesty for circulation coinage. Then I compared the Golden jubilee Obv. equestrian portrait with the silver Jubilee Obv. equestrian portrait and I thought that the golden jubilee portrait was lifeless. The diamond jubilee coin Obv. is the same. I'm starting to wonder if it's just me that thinks like this. So over to you for debate.

Funnily enough though I think his other work, such as St Matthew and the Armed Forces Memorial is rather good. Perhaps he is more comfortable with large scale sculpture.

[Peckris]

Looking at both the Golden Jubilee crown and the Diamond Jubilee crowns I've come to the conclusion I don't like Ian Rank Broadley's work for the Royal Mint. Firstly there's the rather unflattering portrait of Her Majesty for circulation coinage. Then I compared the Golden jubilee Obv. equestrian portrait with the silver Jubilee Obv. equestrian portrait and I thought that the golden jubilee portrait was lifeless. The diamond jubilee coin Obv. is the same. I'm starting to wonder if it's just me that thinks like this. So over to you for debate.

Funnily enough though I think his other work, such as St Matthew and the Armed Forces Memorial is rather good. Perhaps he is more comfortable with large scale sculpture.

I've not seen the Jubilee crowns, but I always likeed the currency obverse - it's punchy and fairly realistic too. My pet hate is the Maklouf portrait which I find is not only very shallow but also boring. It's the only portrait I don't like at all.

[Red Riley]

Looking at both the Golden Jubilee crown and the Diamond Jubilee crowns I've come to the conclusion I don't like Ian Rank Broadley's work for the Royal Mint. Firstly there's the rather unflattering portrait of Her Majesty for circulation coinage. Then I compared the Golden jubilee Obv. equestrian portrait with the silver Jubilee Obv. equestrian portrait and I thought that the golden jubilee portrait was lifeless. The diamond jubilee coin Obv. is the same. I'm starting to wonder if it's just me that thinks like this. So over to you for debate.

Funnily enough though I think his other work, such as St Matthew and the Armed Forces Memorial is rather good. Perhaps he is more comfortable with large scale sculpture.

I've not seen the Jubilee crowns, but I always likeed the currency obverse - it's punchy and fairly realistic too. My pet hate is the Maklouf portrait which I find is not only very shallow but also boring. It's the only portrait I don't like at all.

I actually think the current portrait is a very good likeness. The queen is an old lady and its a pretty good impression of one of those; do you think we should go back to the Gillick portrait and pretend 60 years hasn't gone by? I think as you said Peck, the Maklouf is the worst of the lot and you'd have to go a long way back in history to find such a dreary portrait. The Machin portrait is a little better but it's very 1960s (nothing wrong with that) and any resemblance to the queen at 40-odd or whatever she was, is purely imaginary. I too am unacquainted with the tat er... coin the Royal Mint has produced for the latest Jubilee, so really can't comment!