Like Babbage this coin is ahead of its time! The British Royal Mint is celebrating the visionary mathematician Charles Babbage with an eye-catching coin that encapsulates the beauty of modern minting. Babbage was lifelong inventor whose idea for the Analytical Engine was a century ahead of its time and contained many essential features found in modern digital computers.
Cutting-edge design in brilliant Uncirculated quality A glorious tribute to Babbage’s legacy on the 150th anniversary of his death, this legal tender coin is presented in brilliant Uncirculated quality. The reverse design symbolises his mechanical calculator and links Victorian machinery to the digital age which he foreshadowed.
An eye-catching addition to any British coin collection and a fabulous collectable for the computing enthusiast. Buy now!
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<li>A commemorative coin celebrating Charles Babbage – the father of computing!</li>
<li>Part of the Innovation in Science Series</li>
<li>An official issue of Great Britain’s Royal Mint</li>
<li>Official British legal tender - spans 27.30mm in diameter</li>
<li>Struck to Brilliant Uncirculated standard from copper-nickel</li>
</ul> <p><strong>Like Babbage this coin is ahead of its time!<br /></strong>The British Royal Mint is celebrating the visionary mathematician Charles Babbage with an eye-catching coin that encapsulates the beauty of modern minting. Babbage was lifelong inventor whose idea for the Analytical Engine was a century ahead of its time and contained many essential features found in modern digital computers.</p>
<p><strong>Cutting-edge design in brilliant Uncirculated quality</strong><br />A glorious tribute to Babbage’s legacy on the 150<sup>th</sup> anniversary of his death, this legal tender coin is presented in brilliant Uncirculated quality. The reverse design symbolises his mechanical calculator and links Victorian machinery to the digital age which he foreshadowed.</p>
<p>An eye-catching addition to any British coin collection and a fabulous collectable for the computing enthusiast. Buy now!</p>202100https://www.downies.com/media/catalog/product/2/8/28123-2.jpghttps://www.downies.com/media/catalog/product/2/8/28123-3.jpghttps://www.downies.com/media/catalog/product/2/8/28123-4.jpghttps://www.downies.com/media/catalog/product/2/8/28123-5.jpgadd-to-cartmetal:Cupro Nickelcountryofissue:United KingdomUnited KingdomCupro Nickel8.0000202150pBrilliant UncirculatedUNLIMITEDRoyal Mint
