On July 21, the Royal Canadian Mint rolls out a new dinosaur collector-coin in honour of the Royal Tyrrell Museum’s 25th anniversary. The coin features an animation effect that brings to life Albertosaurus, a 70-million-year-old cousin of T-Rex first discovered in Alberta.
“This coin is a perfect tribute to the Royal Tyrrell Museum on its 25th anniversary,” said Lindsay Blackett, Minister of Culture and Community Spirit. ”It is at once very educational and very cool. Collectors in Alberta, across Canada and around the world will love it.”
This 50-cent brass-plated coin comes with six exciting trading cards: five showing off different dinosaurs found in Alberta and the sixth telling the story of province’s famous Royal Tyrrell Museum. Developed as part of a series celebrating significant milestones for two of Canada’s most popular natural history museums – the Royal Tyrrell Museum and the Canadian Museum of Nature – the Albertosaurus coin will retail for $24.95.
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