ARRSE Challenge Coin

**PrinceAlbert** · 13-06-2009, 21:45

Originally Posted by Gundulph

Originally Posted by saintstone

Originally Posted by YesItsMe

Originally Posted by MittMayo

Unless you made prior Military Service a pre condition to joining ARRSE I wouldn't see any point.
There can always be a follow up, 'I'm not a Walt' coin
I'll have the one numbered '007' please

Originally Posted by Gundulph

.... the idea is to Auction the first 10 Coins, every coin will be numbered so the first 10 coins will be 0001 â€“ 0010 and each will be auctioned separately with all proceedings....

Don't worry, you'll get your chance to bid for that number.

So only the first 10 coins will be auctioned ?? After that, the others will be available to buy ?? Is there a price set for these ??

There will be Saintstone once the coins are produced and we know how much import tax will be slapped with... a Pound from Every Coin sold will go direct to Holiday for Heroes after those first 10 are Auctioned and after that, others with popular numbers may be auctioned...

Have you shopped around for prices? Some people make them quite cheap.

**MittMayo** · 14-06-2009, 09:16

I think anything under a tenner is cheap, you can't even get a decent MacDonalds for that these days.

What with production costs, shipping, import duty, charity donation then there has to be something in it for the person doing all this, a tenner or less would be very reasonable. I would pay more personally, but will await thee price announcement.

Good on you for taking the lead I say. If anyone moans aboutthe price then they don't have to buy them do they, and perhaps they will keep their moans to themselves.

MM :D

**Auld-Yin** · 14-06-2009, 09:36

Originally Posted by MittMayo

I think anything under a tenner is cheap, you can't even get a decent MacDonalds for that these days.

What with production costs, shipping, import duty, charity donation then there has to be something in it for the person doing all this, a tenner or less would be very reasonable. I would pay more personally, but will await thee price announcement.

Good on you for taking the lead I say. If anyone moans aboutthe price then they don't have to buy them do they, and perhaps they will keep their moans to themselves.

MM :D

In that case make it Â£100 and see how many sell!

**Gundulph** · 14-06-2009, 10:57

The price will be a good price, as soon as I know the import duty that will be bumped on top I can work out the final price... at the moment it is getting the design finalised, which I believe we are just about there, still the blank top for now but again, open to suggestions to finalise this, it's an ARRSE Challenge Coin at the end of the day with a donation to Holidays for Heroes from every coin sold and with the first 10 coins hopefully going well in the initial auction for H4H...

**rockape34** · 14-06-2009, 11:13

Count me in Gundulph (652 if available - my last three)

Originally Posted by MittMayo

I think anything under a tenner is cheap, you can't even get a decent MacDonalds for that these days.

MM :D

... decent (food) ... MacDonalds ?

;)

**Gundulph** · 14-06-2009, 11:17

Is the general consensus to keep the upper part of the reverse side blank then? as there is enough wording there and this will give everyone a chance to put engravings on there for gifts to someone or to put whatever you want there... still open to suggestions before we finalise the design and go ahead with the order...

What's Latin for "Army Rumour Service"? :D

**theoriginalphantom** · 14-06-2009, 11:26

exercitus rumor muneris?

alternative versions

army - exercitus, acies

rumour - rumor, ventus, opinio, sermo, fama

service - muneris, servitium, munus, officium, beneficium, famulatus

**shortarms** · 14-06-2009, 11:27

Originally Posted by Gundulph

What's Latin for "Army Rumour Service"? :D

Exercitus Rumor Muneris :D

EDIT: Beaten by TOP :(

**Gundulph** · 14-06-2009, 11:36

Sounds good, what does everyone else think then about having that Latin Phrase on the top edge of the reverse of the coin?

Or maybe replace ARRSE at the bottom of the front with the Latin and put ARRSE on the reverse top?

**YesItsMe** · 14-06-2009, 11:55

For the lazy ones: This is the image Gundulph posted before. ;)

And I like both ideas, would prefer the Latin ARRSE on front bottom and blank on rear side though.

And to quote MittMayo's words:
'Good on you for taking the lead I say.'

Seconded!

**MittMayo** · 14-06-2009, 12:09

Originally Posted by rockape34

Count me in Gundulph (652 if available - my last three)

Originally Posted by MittMayo

I think anything under a tenner is cheap, you can't even get a decent MacDonalds for that these days.

MM :D

... decent (food) ... MacDonalds ?

;)

I did mean quantity of McDonalds, not calorific nourishment value! :(

**Gundulph** · 14-06-2009, 12:52

Okay - Leave ARRSE as it is on the Front or replace with "Exercitus Rumor Muneris" the rear base will be www.arrse.co.uk and at present the top will be blank...

Would it make sense to have the Latin of Army Rumour Service as we are then repeating ourselves on the front...

**MittMayo** · 14-06-2009, 12:55

Originally Posted by Auld-Yin

Originally Posted by MittMayo

I think anything under a tenner is cheap, you can't even get a decent MacDonalds for that these days.

What with production costs, shipping, import duty, charity donation then there has to be something in it for the person doing all this, a tenner or less would be very reasonable. I would pay more personally, but will await thee price announcement.

Good on you for taking the lead I say. If anyone moans aboutthe price then they don't have to buy them do they, and perhaps they will keep their moans to themselves.

MM :D

In that case make it Â£100 and see how many sell!

Nobody suggested such a high price so why say something so stupid?

Perhaps the Jock members will want the English members to subsidise their like we do with everything else!

**MittMayo** · 14-06-2009, 12:57

Originally Posted by Gundulph

Okay - Leave ARRSE as it is on the Front or replace with "Exercitus Rumor Muneris" the rear base will be www.arrse.co.uk and at present the top will be blank...

Would it make sense to have the Latin of Army Rumour Service as we are then repeating ourselves on the front...

I would just leave it as is, the old saying about you can't please all the people all the time should have the line, you can't please some of the ARRSErs any of the time !