Shire Silver Design Contest!

[Puke]

If you want to create your own currency, you ought to give it a name other than "dollar". I would suggest "granite". One granite could equal a tenth of an ounce of silver, so a silver round would be 10 Granites. Instead of using a dollar sign, you could use a capital "G" with two lines through it.

Brilliant.

[Russell Kanning]

I like the hypatia

[ReverendRyan]

Why not start with "Shire Silver" and expand to "Granite Gold"?

[Puke]

I just liked the idea of the "G" monetary symbol. 

Perhaps Shire Silver could be a double "S" of some kind.

[ReverendRyan]

Best of both worlds: 2 G's rotated and superimposed, forming an S.

[Kat Kanning]

I liked Optima.

So no one is interested in explaining Shire Silver?

[Ron Helwig]

I liked Optima.

So no one is interested in explaining Shire Silver?

Sorry, but we're a bit busy. Is there a deadline?

[Kat Kanning]

Nope, was just trying to get it up on the website as soon as possible for ya guys

[sandm000]

If you want to create your own currency, you ought to give it a name other than "dollar". I would suggest "granite". One granite could equal a tenth of an ounce of silver, so a silver round would be 10 Granites. Instead of using a dollar sign, you could use a capital "G" with two lines through it.

Caleb

Isn't the unit of measure grams?  Why invent a fake system of currency?  Just put .999 fine silver (or Ag) X grams.  With a slight modification to the idea of a "Granite" you have this which you could use for grams Ag, non?

[sandm000]

Also how is this a contest if there is no prize?

your design in silver should be enough

If you were going to give me 1 of each design that wins, yes.  If I have to then buy one, what is the point of spending my time working for you, without recompense?

That being said, I've already got at least one idea. And to get it out of my head will almost be its own reward.

[Russell Kanning]

Isn't the unit of measure grams?  Why invent a fake system of currency?  Just put .999 fine silver (or Ag) X grams.  With a slight modification to the idea of a "Granite" you have this which you could use for grams Ag, non?

I like that one too.

[Ron Helwig]

Also how is this a contest if there is no prize?

There is no prize yet. It just means we haven't decided yet what the prize will be.

I like that AG combo idea - kinda reminds me of the anarchy symbol as well. 

[Ron Helwig]

Nope, was just trying to get it up on the website as soon as possible for ya guys

OK, I'll see if I can find some time to work on it. We need that sort of "copy" for the Shire Silver websites as well.

[sandm000]

Obverse:

Reverse:


obviously the elvish isn't mine, nor do I haver permission to use it.  I just thought it would be neat to make.

[Lex]

Why settle for only 0.999 fine? Can't we do better than that?