Today, Friday 2 November, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, former Minister of Finance and Wageningen alumnus, has performed the First Strike of the Wageningen University Five Euro Coin. He also unveiled the gigantic ‘Flip a Coin Machine’ at the Wageningen Campus.
The first coin was struck by a historical press. After the First Strike, Mint Master Stephan Satijn checked the first coin and he packed it in a cassette. Hereafter, a second coin was struck by Dijsselbloem and Prof. Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board of Wageningen University & Research. Dijsselbloem then threw the coin into the ‘coin slot’ of the Flip a Coin Machine to activate the interaction installation.
Flip a Coin Machine
The five meter tall #FlipaCoin interactive installation invites users both on campus and around the world to solve their personal heads or tails dilemmas by pushing a physical or online button, where 500kg of force will flip a 50 centimeter diameter replica of the new Wageningen University commemorative coin almost five meters into the air. A connected online platform also features a live-stream, taking in dilemmas from people all around the world who can then watch their coin flip with the possibility for them to win prizes.
People can submit their dilemmas online via www.royaldutchmint.com/flipacoin or visit the installation at the WUR campus from 2 November 2018 for six weeks. Participants can leave their e-mail address to win unique prices! Users can follow the campaign on social media by searching #FlipaCoin.