Contest Begins: 08/30/2017 5pm EST
Contest Ends: 09/03/2017 5pm EST
Voting Begins: 09/03/2017 5pm EST
Voting Ends: 09/06/2017 5pm EST
All submitted designs will be individual comments by me and the voting will begin then.
The silver has been ordered from the mint and it is time for the Design Contest!! The die for the Obverse is getting ready to be created by the mint!
The Steem silver coin was created for all of those silver stackers and those looking to pick up a Steem collectible. For more information about this project or to find out about purchasing some 1oz Silver Steem Coins, please read the introductory post or the follow-up posts (#1, #2).
To enter into the contest, simply comment with your image in this post.
Entry Guidelines
Entries must be on the blank coin image below. Simply right click on the below image and copy and paste it into your photo editor or save it to your computer.
Entries must include the Year '2017'
Entries are encouraged to incorporate ideas related to Steem.
Entries are encouraged to save artwork in .ai or .psd files if possible.
Please email image files (.psd/.ai) to sevin.wilson1@gmail.com
Prizes
First Prize: 15 SBD
Second Prize: 5 SBD
After the contest, the community will vote on the design and the winning design will be used for the Front of Coin/Reverse.
Important Information from @Phelimint on the Design
We also want to make everyone aware that we will be working with 2d dies for this project to help keep the costs down. That just means we will be unable to replicate any bust, faces, or layer images onto the rounds which would require a 3d die. We have some examples here of some amazingly detailed work stuck with 2d dies to help guide the designers. You can see the full catalog from Chautauqua silver works here for more examples (they are the industry leaders in the 2d format and work with the same mint we are) https://www.phelimint.com/blogs/mint-reviews/chautauqua-silver-works. For any other questions regarding this please reach out the team at Pheli Mint, by email phelimint@gmail.com or discord at phelimint #3565.
Here are a few images of designs and as you can see, you can go into significant detail
Update Regarding @Phelimint
If you want to pay for your 20+ coin order in CAD please email Phelimint at phelimint@gmail.com. They will also accept international orders that are not being paid in cryptocurrency, but please do this through Transferwise (referral code-for €500 free transfer https://transferwise.com/u/phillipb50) . Hopefully, they are able to accept Bitcoin orders through the site in the coming weeks for smaller orders. For those wanting to make Credit Card/Paypal payments this should be available next week. (note: credit card payments will carry an additional fee)