Posted by Boris on June 12, 2012, 4:05 pm, in reply to "The visage"
I didn't mean to say that the 'Echnaton visage' might be in any way intentional.
Recalling the almost as badly executed recent royal wedding coins (particularly UK, Monaco), the engraving of portraits appears to be a dying art form.
--Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : Thank you for the additional info, Stig. : The tiara as depicted on the coin resembles : the original more than the Queen's face : resembles the original... : Eerily, Margrethe here reminds me of the : exaggerated portraits of King Echnaton in : the extraordinary Amarna period. : : --Previous Message-- : --Previous Message-- : : Made of gold, small diamonds and rubies : : And it's all of Greenlandic origin. The gold : comes from melted down coins, which were : minted a few years ago in connection with : the international Polar Year. This is a bit : funny, because these coins had a 'picture' : of Queen Margrethe wearing another tiara - : so you could say the gold has been used : twice for tiaras: : : : : : : The visage on the coin looks like they : didn't spend too much money on the : engraving. Just my opinion :