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4th April 2008 - Link Blog

The Royal Mint: The New Designs Revealed. Matthew Dent’s design for the new UK coinage is inspired—absolutely beautiful. Can’t wait to get my hands on some of these.

Posted 4th April 2008 at 7:42 am

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