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Meridian Mint

Instant Editions · Printed in Foil

EditionVol. VII Printed19 · 07 · 26 RetailComplimentary
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Six panels. One grand reveal.

Drag across any silver field below to shave the foil away. Uncover three matching symbols and the ticket pays out in stories, not coins — every prize on this card is a commission, a residency, or a seat at the table.

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Tier I · Match

The Gilded Column

A year of monthly essays, front of book, unedited.

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No match

Near Miss

Close. Keep this stub — it earns a second draw in autumn.

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Tier I · Match

The Gilded Column

Second of three. One more and the ticket is live.

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Tier IV

Paper & Ink

One ream of the Mint's cotton stock, delivered.

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Tier I · Match

Grand Reveal

Third match. The column is yours — masthead and all.

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Tier III

Night Residency

Two weeks at the Mint's harbour studio, off season.

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Prize Legend

What the symbols are worth

Meridian Mint pays in access. Every symbol on the card maps to a real thing a writer can hold — a page, a room, a printing. Three of a kind takes the tier; a lone symbol still earns its consolation.

Foil stamped Non transferable Series G Six panels One draw
  • MatchThree identical symbols anywhere on the face.
  • ClaimPresent the stub at the Mint counter within 90 days.
  • VoidCards scratched by machine are void by tradition.

Odds Table

SymTierPrizeOdds
🜚Tier IThe Gilded Column — 12 commissioned essays1 : 40,000
✧Tier IICover feature with full-bleed foil plate1 : 6,400
☾Tier IIINight residency, harbour studio1 : 900
❖Tier IVOne ream, cotton stock, hand cut1 : 120
✦Tier VSecond draw token, autumn series1 : 18
·—No prize. Keep the stub anyway.1 : 2