2021 Plesiosaurus 50p Colourised

The 2021 Plesiosaurus 50p Colourised - Mary Anning Collection
 
The second coin of the Mary Anning Collection released in 2021 is the Plesiosaurus.

The Plesiosaurus lived in the early part of the Jurassic Period (about 208-66 million years ago). They weighed about 450kg and were about 3.5m long. Skeletons have been found around England.

The Mary Anning Collection of 50p coins is part of the Royal Mint Tales of the Earth series. Mary Anning (1799-1847) was an English fossil collector, dealer and palaeontologist. She discovered many marine fossils from the Jurassic period by searching the cliffs around the English Channel in Dorset (England). Mary's discoveries helped form the scientific thinking behind prehistoric life history.

The Reverse shows an image of the Plesiosaurus and was designed by Robert Nicholls.

Three coins are in this collection, which are available as BU, Silver or Gold, and with a colourised options too. The coins depict the Temnodontosaurus, Plesiosaurus and Dimorphodon, and are available as a set and individual coins. 

The Obverse shows a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark.

Coin shown is the silver proof colour version and the limited edition is set as 700 coins.

Image Credit: The Royal Mint.

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