The Iguanodon joins the Megalosaurus and the Hylaeosaurus (to be released later in the year) as creatures that Owen discovered to be closely related. The series is dedicated to British anatomist Richard Owen’s findings on the commonalities of fossilised creatures uncovered in the nineteenth-century – the so called ‘ Dinosauria’. The latest release in The Royal Mint’s ‘ Dinosauria’ collection is the Iguanodon. ![]() The world of dinosaurs has been explored extensively through science, books and film but now, for the first time ever, a British perspective on Earth’s most intriguing dwellers has been told on the face of a series of official UK 50p coins and you can own the Iguanodon 50p in superb Silver Proof! Brand-new UK 50p coin series Own the Official UK Iguanodon 50p in Flawless Silver Proof… Just 3,000 struck worldwide!Ħ5 million years on from their extinction, our fascination with dinosaurs, our most awe-inspiring pre-historic ancestors, is as strong as ever.
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