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John Logie Baird, the inventor of the first working television, will be celebrated with a new 50p coin, said the Royal Mint. The life and work of the Scottish engineering pioneer will be honoured by the commemorative piece as part of the national coin maker’s tribute to innovation in science. It was designed to mark the 75th anniversary of the death of the “Father of Television”, who lived from 1888 to 1946. John Logie Baird 2021 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin (Royal Mint) The coin de...

John Logie Baird, the inventor of the first working television, will be celebrated with a new 50p coin, said the Royal Mint. The life and work of the Scottish engineering pioneer will be honoured by the commemorative piece as part of the national coin maker’s tribute to innovation in science. It was designed to mark the 75th anniversary of the death of the “Father of Television”, who lived from 1888 to 1946. John Logie Baird 2021 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin (Royal Mint) The coin de...

John Logie Baird, the inventor of the first working television, will be celebrated with a new 50p coin, said the Royal Mint. The life and work of the Scottish engineering pioneer will be honoured by the commemorative piece as part of the national coin maker’s tribute to innovation in science. It was designed to mark the 75th anniversary of the death of the “Father of Television”, who lived from 1888 to 1946. John Logie Baird 2021 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin (Royal Mint) The coin de...

The Royal Mint has unveiled the largest ever coin in its 1,135-year history, a gold-plated piece with a hefty weight and an even heftier price tag. The £10,000 gold proof coin is a commemorative piece of work weighing a whopping 10kg, 1,250 times the weight of a standard 50p piece, with a diameter of 20cm. One of the Mints so-called masterworks, it features 10 of the Queens Beasts, including a lion, a griffin, a falcon and a unicorn, coins displaying each of which have previously been released...

The Royal Mint has unveiled the largest ever coin in its 1,135-year history, a gold-plated piece with a hefty weight and an even heftier price tag. The £10,000 gold proof coin is a commemorative piece of work weighing a whopping 10kg, 1,250 times the weight of a standard 50p piece, with a diameter of 20cm. One of the Mints so-called masterworks, it features 10 of the Queens Beasts, including a lion, a griffin, a falcon and a unicorn, coins displaying each of which have previously been released...

The Royal Mint has kicked off its latest commemorative coin collection featuring characters from childrens books, with the launch of a £5 piece picturing Mr Happy from the Mr Men and Little Miss series. Struck to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the series of more than 50 books, first published in August 1971, the three-piece collection will also feature Little Miss Sunshine, Mr Strong and Little Miss Giggles. The announcement of the set, which will not be circulated, and release of the fir...