A Royal Mint silver proof 50p coin of heptagonal form, issued as part of the Tales of the Earth series in collaboration with the Natural History Museum. The reverse displays a colour-printed depiction of a Dimorphodon pterosaur set against a prehistoric landscape, accompanied by the relief inscriptions DIMORPHODON and MARY ANNING 1828. The coin is presented within a clear acrylic display block which is decorated with botanical illustrations and the script text Dimorphodon. The collection includes a black presentation box and a blue illustrated slipcase, both bearing the title TALES OF THE EARTH and THE MARY ANNING COLLECTION, with the slipcase further featuring the Natural History Museum logo. A Certificate of Authenticity is present, bearing the printed text THE ROYAL MINT, The Mary Anning Collection, DIMORPHODON 2021 UK, 50p SILVER PROOF COLOUR COIN, and is numbered 3786.
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