Hot on the heels of the Brexit 50p, and the music legends Queen 50p, come the latest designs to grace the curved heptagon - the Dinosauria Collection - the first time a dinosaur has featured on an official UK coin.
The Dinosauria Collection is a new series celebrating Britain’s contribution to the discovery of dinosaurs. The collection features each creature that led anatomist Sir Richard Owen to discover that the remains of Megalosaurus, Iguanodon and Hylaeosaurus all shared common characteristics. He then named this new group of animals ‘Dinosauria’ in a paper published in 1842. From this point on the interest and fascination with these creatures grew and still continues to this day.
The new coins, which are commemoratives and won't be found in your change, are available in a range of metals and finishes - including a colourised BU coin (usually colour is reserved for the silver proofs). For further details visit www.royalmint.com/dinosaurs. 
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2020 The Dinosauria Collection Specification |
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Coin title |
Megalosaurus 2020 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin |
Megalosaurus 2020 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Colour Coin |
Megalosaurus 2020 UK 50p Silver Proof Coin |
Megalosaurus 2020 UK 50p Silver Proof Colour Coin |
Megalosaurus 2020 UK 50p Gold Proof Coin |
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Denomination |
50p |
50p |
50p |
50p |
50p |
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Issuing Authority |
UK |
UK |
UK |
UK |
UK |
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Alloy |
Cupro-Nickel |
Cupro-Nickel |
925 Ag |
925 Ag |
916.7 Au |
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Weight |
8.00g |
8.00g |
8.00g |
8.00g |
15.50g |
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Diameter |
27.30mm |
27.30mm |
27.30mm |
27.30mm |
27.30mm |
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Obverse Designer |
Jody Clark |
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Reverse Designer |
Robert Nicholls |
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Additional Feature |
- |
Colour |
- |
Colour |
- |
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Quality |
Brilliant Uncirculated |
Brilliant Uncirculated |
Proof |
Proof |
Proof |
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Limited Edition Presentation |
Unlimited |
50,000 |
3,000 |
7,000 |
350 |
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RRP |
£10.00 |
£20.00 |
£60.00 |
£65.00 |
£945.00 |
