A 2021 United Kingdom sterling silver proof fifty pence coin from the Mary Anning Collection, part of the Tales of the Earth series issued by The Royal Mint. The heptagonal coin features a colourised design by Robert Nicholls depicting a Plesiosaurus swimming beside its fossilised skeleton, inscribed PLESIOSAURUS and MARY ANNING 1823. The obverse features the fifth definitive portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark. The coin is presented in its original clear acrylic display block, housed in a black inner box and a Natural History Museum themed outer slipcase. Included is the original Certificate of Authenticity, which identifies the item as The Mary Anning Collection Plesiosaurus 2021 UK 50P SILVER PROOF COLOUR COIN and bears the number 3458. The packaging is printed with the marks THE ROYAL MINT, TALES OF THE EARTH, and THE MARY ANNING COLLECTION.
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