A new coin collection has just been released by the Royal Mint. To celebrate Britain’s contribution to the discovery of dinosaurs, the government-owned mint has revealed a new set of 50p coins.
As well as pictures of dinosaurs, the coins come with a hidden extra feature which have augmented reality technology. After receiving the coin, collectors can scan the packaging into the Royal Mint’s Activate app to unlock facts, clips and images.
This marks the first time technology like this has ever been released by the Royal Mint – although the Bank of England managed it for the new Turner £20 note earlier this year.
The Dinosauria Collection's Brilliant Uncirculated edition also use the latest colour printing techniques to show the megalosaurus,
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