Q Is for Queuing: Minting British Traditions With New 10-Pence Coins
- 6 years ago
Q Is for Queuing: Minting British Traditions With New 10-Pence Coins
#NHS70 #coinhunt pic.twitter.com/FBtfAFTwkP Or, rather, tea, which "despite our growing love of coffee, was voted the drink most associated with Britain (86 percent), beating coffee (2 percent)
and gin and tonic (2 percent) by a huge margin," according to the Royal Mint.
Nice to see the ‘99’ being featured on one of the new #10p coins @RoyalMintUK pic.twitter.com/BJqcNwaKLz Stonehenge beat the White Cliffs of Dover
and London’s skyline as the "most famous southern landmark" in the Royal Mint survey.
Anne Jessop said that It is a well-respected national institution,
and most Britons will come into contact with it at some time in their lives, so it was a natural choice to represent the ‘N,’
Some, like B is for "Bond … James Bond" (L is for Loch Ness Monster), may resonate more with
people outside the British Isles, while I for ice cream cone may seem more obscure.
Royal Mint Museum said that This series really drills down into the heartland of what makes Britain British,
This year the NHS turns 70 and I’m absolutely chuffed that it’s being celebrated in one of 26 new 10p coins unveiled by @RoyalMintUK today.
#NHS70 #coinhunt pic.twitter.com/FBtfAFTwkP Or, rather, tea, which "despite our growing love of coffee, was voted the drink most associated with Britain (86 percent), beating coffee (2 percent)
and gin and tonic (2 percent) by a huge margin," according to the Royal Mint.
Nice to see the ‘99’ being featured on one of the new #10p coins @RoyalMintUK pic.twitter.com/BJqcNwaKLz Stonehenge beat the White Cliffs of Dover
and London’s skyline as the "most famous southern landmark" in the Royal Mint survey.
Anne Jessop said that It is a well-respected national institution,
and most Britons will come into contact with it at some time in their lives, so it was a natural choice to represent the ‘N,’
Some, like B is for "Bond … James Bond" (L is for Loch Ness Monster), may resonate more with
people outside the British Isles, while I for ice cream cone may seem more obscure.
Royal Mint Museum said that This series really drills down into the heartland of what makes Britain British,
This year the NHS turns 70 and I’m absolutely chuffed that it’s being celebrated in one of 26 new 10p coins unveiled by @RoyalMintUK today.