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Could it be that UK coinage is getting a tad modern?

As much as people love to cling onto the past, especially when a nation’s identity is at stake, I like the new coin designs from the Royal Mint. There’s something very ‘three lions’ about them.

The new designs were chosen from an open competition which attracted 4,000 entries. The winning designer is 26-year-old Matthew Dent, originally from Bangor who now lives and works in London as a graphic designer