[HPforGrownups] Re:Fiftypence shape

[Jedi Knight Jo]

No: HPFGUIDX 36209


--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Ronald Rae Yu <ickle_ronniekins at y...> wrote:
> 
> I just want this cleared up: what's the shape of a
> 50-pence coin for it to be thought of as weird by Ron?
> If it is polygonal, and wizard coins are round (we
> don't actually know, do we? the movie makes it round),
> then fine, weird it is. But if it is round, then it's
> a mistake on the movie's part to make the wizard coins
> round too. So... is fiftypence round or what? (I'm too
> lazy to look it up in the net.)
>>I've already looked it up, in preparation for a trip to England last year, so here's a 
picture of British coins.  The 50 and 20-pence pieces are indeed multisided and 
my kids thought they looked weird, too. Joanne<<. 

Yep. speaking from UK, our fifty pence pieces are seven sided, and so are the twenty pence pieces, which are also smaller.  It makes it a LOT easier to have some coins that aren't round in your wallet, along with the others being different sizes and having different textured edges.  I went to America last year and found myself getting confused sometimes because nickels and quarters are almost the same size and feel the same in your pocket.  However, I'm sure I've seen Knuts somewhere portrayed as being a weird shape like a triangle with the corners cut off.  I can't remember whether it was in some of the merchandising or in the film itself, but I know that I've seen it somewhere (even if it's not canonically the case ;)).  Although, if my memory is correct (which is entirely unlikely but still possible ;)), then the fifty pence shape shouldn't be that odd.  Maybe it was the fact of the 'heads and tails' sides with the shapes stamped on the coin that was weird too.  Anyone know if wizard money has anything on it if they only have the three types of coins in different colours?

--Jo


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