Coins are a form of payment, but also so much more! From touching mementos with an emotional story, to having been invested with the power to heal or bring good luck, coins have stopped bullets in wars and helped balance the workings of the nation's timekeeper - Big Ben.
Join the Royal Mint Museum in learning about the extraordinary stories hidden in the nation's currency, as we explore the secret life of coins!
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Coins are a form of payment, but also so much more! From touching mementos with an emotional story, to having been invested with the power to heal or bring good luck, coins have stopped bullets in wars and helped balance the workings of the nation's timekeeper - Big Ben.
Join the Royal Mint Museum in learning about the extraordinary stories hidden in the nation's currency, as we explore the secret life of coins!
S1B7 - Coins and the Sea Bonus Series: The Newport Ship
The Secret Life of Coins
20 minutes 37 seconds
3 months ago
S1B7 - Coins and the Sea Bonus Series: The Newport Ship
In this bonus episode we speak to Dr Toby Jones, nauticalarchaeologist and Curator of the Newport Medieval Ship. Find out more about this fascinating medieval ship, and the unusual way that coins were used in its construction.
The Secret Life of Coins
Coins are a form of payment, but also so much more! From touching mementos with an emotional story, to having been invested with the power to heal or bring good luck, coins have stopped bullets in wars and helped balance the workings of the nation's timekeeper - Big Ben.
Join the Royal Mint Museum in learning about the extraordinary stories hidden in the nation's currency, as we explore the secret life of coins!
