UK Coins (Pre-2005) 2012 Olympics Symbolism

[thecosmicmind]

It appears that symbolism for 2012 and the olympics, was being used in UK coinage before the official Olympics announcement.

http://thecosmicmind.blogspot.com/2008/06/olympics-2012-royal-mint-prior.html

In 2004, coins were issued which depicted the 50th anniversary of the breaking the 4 minute mile'... they also seem to depict something more...

Every coin has 2 sides :)

[hirschfelder]

Good stuff. 4 minutes on a clockface can also be expressed as 20 and 12

Look into the recent Madonna song "4 Minutes (to save the world)", there's a thread bobbing about somewhere

Also the "4 minute warning", which was burned into the minds of all of us during the Cold War

You may as well look into the Mark Owen song too!

[audiolink]

You could always try 4 minutes from Radio Kaos-Roger Waters. In fact the whole album is current with certain events that are happening now-came out in 1987
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[Billy:] "Four minutes and counting."
[Jim:] "O.K."
[Billy:] "They pressed the button, Jim."
[Jim:] "They pressed the button Billy, what button?"
[Billy:] "The big red one."
[Jim:] "You mean THE button?"
[Billy:] "Goodbye, Jim."
[Jim:] "Goodbye!
Oh yes
This ain't au revoir, it's goodbye!
Ha! Ha!
This is KAOS
It's a beautiful, balmy
Southern California summer day
It's 80 degrees...
I said balmy...
I could say bomby
Ha! Ha!
O.K.
I'm Jim and this is Radio KAOS
And with only four minutes left to us
Let's use this as wisely as possible....
([Molly:] Everybody got someone they call home)
Out at Dodger Stadium
It's the bottom of the seventh
The Dodgers are leading three to nothing over the Giants
And for those of you who are looking to go surfing tomorrow
Too bad
(Telephone rings)
I'm kinda lost in here to tell you the truth
O.K., good
Ladies and gentlemen
If the reports that we are getting are correct
This could be it
Billy, if you're listening to me
Please call now."
After a near miss on the plane
You swear you'll never fly again
After the first kiss when you make up
You swear you'll never break up again
And when you've just run a red light
Sit shaking under the street light
You swear to yourself you'll never drink and drive again
Sometimes I feel like going home
You swear you'll never let things go by again
Sometimes I miss the rain and snow
And you'll never toe the party line again
And when the east wind blows
Sometimes I feel like going home
[Jim:] "Billy, if you are listening, please call."
[Californian Weirdo:] "Sole has no eyes."
[Molly:] "Goodbye little spy in the sky
They say that cameras don't lie
Am I happy
Am I sad
Am I good
Am I bad?"
[Jim:] "Billy, if you're listening, please call."
[Californian Weirdo:] "Sole has no eyes
Sole has no eyes."
[Billy:] "Ten, nine, eight, seven..."
[Margaret Thatcher:] "Our own independent nuclear deterrent
Has helped to keep the peace."
[Billy:] "Six, five four, three..."
[Ordinary Person:] "...you've go a job..."
[Billy:] "Two, one..."
[Margaret Thatcher:] "For nearly forty years"
[Jim:] "Goodbye Billy."

[thecosmicmind]

i concur

[seanz beanz]

I saw a 50 pence with the words "Be Prepared" on it. I'll have to find one, take a picture and post it. I've seen quite a few!

[thecosmicmind]

The scouts motto - a world of symbolism awaits you on the scouts wikipedia page!

[alexav]

Hehehe... nice one but have to make a joke on this...

Could be read "20 12... run, run for your life..."

hehehe well well see.

[monkfish]

Can anyone get a pic of these coins?

[seanz beanz]

Here's a picture of the 50 pence peices i was talking about!
http://www.coinboutique.com/images/uk_07scout50psm.jpg

[thecosmicmind]

I'll cover the scouts soon enough... itll be a good read for you :)

[seanz beanz]

I'll check it out :) I'm kinda busy today but i'll have a look this evening :)

[hagbard_celine]

The motif of the Scouts is a fleur-de-lys.

There was a short film made a long time ago called London to Brighton in Four Minutes:

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=london+to+brighton+in+four+minutes&hl=En&sitesearch=#

It was a time-lapse filmed journey by train from London to Brighton. The simulated speed of the train in the film broke the sound barrier. The weird thing is the recurring obesssion with four minutes. I find this film slightly hypnotizing. I imagine if i watched it a few times I might go into an altered state of conscioiusness.

[thecosmicmind]

Oh my god, Hagbard you're a genius.

My deceased grandad used to play me that video in the 80s' when i was about 3 years old!

The same i was fascinated and obsessed with it. Brought back some memories i'd forgotten!

[kguk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfUjfioAnKY

[private_eye]

thanks for posting that link

what is the 4 minutes thing significance?