Dodecagonal prism
In geometry, the dodecagonal prism is the tenth in an infinite set of prisms, formed by square sides and two regular dodecagon caps.
If faces are all regular, it is a uniform polyhedron.
Use
It is used in the construction of two prismatic uniform honeycombs:Omnitruncated triangular-hexagonal prismatic honeycomb | Truncated hexagonal prismatic honeycomb |
The new British one pound coin, which entered circulation in March 2017, is shaped like a dodecagonal prism.