Although it has been available to collectors for some time now, Britain’s new twelve sided pound coin has now officially entered circulation. The new pound coin was designed as a response to growing concern over increasingly sophisticated counterfeiting of British coins. The royal Mint is touting this new pound coin as the most secure coin in the world.

In this video I’ll explore the new security features, and look at the hidden security feature in more detail.

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The Royal Mint patent in question can be read here :
https://www.google.com/patents/US20110305919

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You can get hold of the coin directly from the mint here :
https://goo.gl/GpD3kM