The new coin ‘honours both the aircraft and the engineers whose genius made supersonic travel a reality’, the Royal Mint said.
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A new 50p coin celebrating the speed and elegance of Concorde has been launched by the Royal Mint, marking 50 years since the aircraft’s first commercial flight.
The coin was made in partnership with British Airways and Airbus, and its reverse or “tails” side portrays the aircraft in flight, against a backdrop of a split-flap departure board, with the word Concorde appearing across the centre.
A new commemorative 50p coin has been released to celebrate 50 years since Concorde's first commercial flight. The Royal Mint…
The first commercial Concorde flights departed on January 21 1976.
Este miércoles, 21 de enero, se cumplen 50 años del primer vuelo comercial del Concorde, el avión supersónico.
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