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Our final Coins and the Sea bonus episode is now live! Join Susie aboard the Johanna Lucretia, a topsail schooner run by the Island Trust, to hear from the crew about life at sea and youth sailing today. Listen now on all major platforms or here:

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This Charles II shilling forms part of our latest Google Arts and Culture collection, exploring coins in relation to life on board ships.

Explore this selection of objects of the Royal Mint Museum collection here:

https://t.co/lXr71UG63Z

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The newest Coins and the Sea bonus episode is here. Dr Toby Jones, Curator of the Newport Medieval Ship, discusses shipwrecks, conservation, and a special coin placed during the medieval ship’s construction. Listen now on all major platforms or here: https://t.co/uwke3atY5G

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The Royal Mint Museum collection contains much more than coins.

Our online library includes records of former employees, reports on historic minting, and archival notes relating to coin design. Take a look here:

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Another of our Google Arts and Culture stories has launched, exploring the coinage used in and created by maritime trade.

Explore this collection of objects here:

https://t.co/hNrNSH9rT6

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The sixth Coins and the Sea bonus episode is now live! Victoria Ingles of the National Museum of the Royal Navy discusses historic life in the Royal Navy: pay, pensions, and how families coped while sailors were at sea. Listen now here: https://t.co/uwke3atY5G

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Across the last year almost 500 items were accessioned into the Museum collection. These included bronze membership passes for the London Institution, struck from 1832 and designed by William Wyon.

#History #London #Museum

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Want to know more about #Britannia? You can explore parts of the Royal Mint Museum collection via Google Arts and Culture.

Explore stories related to Britannia in this collection accompanying our recent podcast episodes:

https://t.co/2Aly9jj2hO

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A new Coins and the Sea bonus episode is out now. Dr Marian Gwyn discusses how gold from the Royal African Company shaped British coinage—and how its emblem appeared on the coins themselves. Listen on all major platforms or here:

https://t.co/50BbfHZojT

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You can read all of the commended stories from our recent Short Story Competition on our website, here.

We were bowled over with the quality of entries this year, and our judge, Michaela Strachan, had a tough time choosing a winner.

Read the entries:

https://t.co/YbDbw8OMNC

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Congratulations to our Short Story Competition winner, 8-year-old Myra from St Aubyn’s School, Essex, for her story, ‘Myra’s Green Awakening’.

Read Myra's story here, and discover all about how a family trip inspired her sustainability mission.

https://t.co/qJlHOjtWM5

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Exciting times at the Royal Mint Experience! It's that time of year again, where we're de-installing our temporary exhibition in advance of installing a brand new one in the coming days.

Keep an eye out for Secret Life of Coins, coming soon!

#Museum #Coins #Numismatics

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The latest Coins and the Sea bonus episode is out now. In part two on pirates and treasure, Dr Richard Blakemore explores how real piracy shaped the myths we know today. Were pirates heroes or villains? Listen now on all major platforms or here: https://t.co/uwke3atY5G

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Do you know that you can view curated digital collections on our Google Arts & Culture page? Our brand new story contains highlights from the first episode of our Coins and the Sea Podcast, which explores Maritime Imagery: https://t.co/hKaMXxNgOw

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The latest edition of the Royal Mint Museum newsletter is now available!

Find out more about what we've been doing lately at the link below.

Also... keep your eyes peeled for a new way to connect with us soon!

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New Coins and the Sea bonus episode out now: Sir Christopher Frayling joins us to explore the truth behind pirate legends. Did they really bury treasure? Listen now on your usual podcast app or find us below on Spotify:

https://t.co/Iy1x62ghiy

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This week’s Coins and the Sea bonus episode has just released!

Listen to our brilliant interview with Dr Alex Hildred to hear all about the process of diving an archaeological wreck and working underwater in incredibly challenging conditions:

https://t.co/i3TBS7ewjx

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One of the Museum's more intriguing collection items is a Second World War trench art lighter featuring a 1939 halfpenny.

This piece is an example of coins playing an emotional as opposed to and economic role in the setting of war, possibly created as a personalised reassurance.

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Announcing a new suite of Royal Mint Museum #podcast bonus episodes - available now!

In this first episode, hear from Hannah Matthews, Curator at the Mary Rose Trust.

Search "Coins and the Sea" on Spotify, Apple or other podcast providers:

https://t.co/i3TBS7ewjx