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Design
details: ...The last king of the dinosaurs
The first coin focuses on one of the most fearsome
and formidable dinosaurs of all time, Tyrannosaurus. A monstrous creature
from the Late Cretaceous period, Tyrannosaurus is one of the most
well-known prehistoric creatures to roam the Earth, featuring in countless
movies, television shows and books since its discovery in the early 1900s
– and with good reason. More than 12 metres long and weighing around 6.5
tonnes, the colossal predator was a threatening presence that could gorge
on as much as 75 KG of meat in a single day. Unearthed by Barnum Brown, a
renowned fossil hunter, in 1900, the specimen held at the Natural History
Museum is the world’s first known discovery of Tyrannosaurus remains.
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