British Palaeontologist Mary Anning is celebrated with a new collection of 50p coins, each featuring one of three prehistoric reptiles she discovered. The coins can be bought exclusively from The Royal Mint.
Depicting a Temnodontosaurus accompanied by the inscription “TEMNODONTOSAURUS” and “MARY ANNING 1811”. Developed in conjunction with the Natural History Museum London
Plesiosaurus 50p
Known as The Terror of the Seas, the Plesiosaurus was a mighty marine reptile that terrorised the seas.
Plesiosaurus 50p
Depicting a Plesiosaurus accompanied by the inscription “PLESIOSAURUS” and “MARY ANNING 1823”
These coins are minted in gold, silver, and cupro-nickel finishes. The Brilliant Uncirculated and Silver Proof editions are available in both plain and colour editions.
Will these coins enter general circulation?
Following the previous Dinosaur 50p set coin releases, these coins will not enter general UK coin circulation and will be released as commemorative coins for coin collectors.
Who is Mary Anning?
Mary Anning was a pioneering Palaeontologist and fossil collector. Her lifetime was a constellation of firsts.
Mary Anning was born in 1799 in Lyme Regis, in the southwest English county of Dorset. Lyme Regis is now part of what is now called the Jurassic Coast, and discoveries are still being made to this day.
While Mary was growing up, George III was king, the war between the British and Napoleon’s French army was raging on and Jane Austen had written Sense and Sensibility! Find out more about Mary.
