by mrwatson | Dec 31, 2021 | Coins, Previous Prizes
Agatha Christie is undoubtedly one of the most renowned novelists that the world has ever seen. Best-known for her fictional detectives Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot, Christie is the best-selling author of all-time. And now she is celebrated on a UK £2 coin. The...
by mrwatson | Nov 30, 2021 | Coins, Previous Prizes
The Snowman once again sends his season’s greetings with the release of this year’s UK 2021 The Snowman 50p Coin. Keeping with what now seems to be a festive tradition, this year’s coin features The Snowman making a new friend; the little boy. This magical friendship...
by mrwatson | Oct 31, 2021 | Coins, Previous Prizes
It’s been 100 years since the discovery of insulin in 1921, and to celebrate The Royal Mint have released a new 50p coin! In celebration of the historic feat made by Dr John Macleod, Sir Frederick Banting, Dr Charles Best and Dr James Collip, this is the first time...
by mrwatson | Sep 30, 2021 | Coins, Previous Prizes
Attributed to being the first person to develop the automatic digital computer, Charles Babbage has been thought of as having ideas a century ahead of his time. He was a revolutionary inventor and mathematician and a firm believer that scientific advancement should...
by mrwatson | Aug 31, 2021 | Coins, Previous Prizes
One of the greatest Scots to have ever lived, Sir Walter Scott is one of Britain’s most celebrated authors. And now The Royal Mint has issued a brand new UK £2 to honour his life and works, and the 250th anniversary of his birth. Sir Walter Scott is widely considered...
by mrwatson | Jul 31, 2021 | Coins, Previous Prizes
Arguably one of the most controversial and talked about coin designs of the year, the new 2021 UK H.G. Wells £2 pays tribute to the Father of Science-Fiction’s best known works and includes a design featuring the Invisible Man as well as a four-legged ‘tripod’. This...
