A Royal Mint silver proof fifty pence coin from the Tales of the Earth Dinosauria Collection. The heptagonal coin features a colourised reverse design depicting a Hylaeosaurus alongside its fossilised remains, with the inscriptions HYLAEOSAURUS and MANTELL 1833. The coin is housed in its original clear acrylic display block which is decorated with botanical motifs and bears two handwritten adhesive tape labels inscribed Hylaeosaurus and Mantell. The lot is accompanied by the original dark brown presentation box inscribed TALES OF THE EARTH THE DINOSAURIA COLLECTION, a decorative outer sleeve printed with The Royal Mint TALES OF THE EARTH THE DINOSAURIA COLLECTION Hylaeosaurus 2020 UK 50p Silver Proof Coin, and a Certificate of Authenticity bearing the number 4110.
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