Limited edition 10p coin being issued at chip shop

IF YOU’VE headed to the chippy recently, make sure you check your change closely.

A special fish-and-chips 10p piece was released by the Royal Mint at the weekend to mark National Fish and Chips Day, which was on June 1.

The Royal Mint released them at 17 chip shops around the UK, only one of which was in Wales.

Award-winning Penaluna’s Famous Fish & Chips in Hirwaun was the chosen Welsh shop where the coins will be handed out.

To get a coin, customers must simply make a cash purchase at the shop, at 35a/36 High Street, Hirwaun.

Alternatively, the coins are available to purchase from The Royal Mint in a range of finishes, from uncirculated to silver proof.

The coin was created as part of The Great British Coin Hunt, and fish and chips was voted as the most quintessentially British dish, according to 52% of the public.

It is part of a set of 26 coins showing the A-Z of what makes Britain great – from the Angel of the North to a zebra crossing.

As well as the physical Great British Coin Hunt collection, The Royal Mint has introduced the Great British Coin Hunt app, allowing coin hunters to create a digital collection of the coins they find in their change.

Users can download the app free of charge from the App Store or Google Play, and scan the coin with their camera, unlocking exclusive content and placing their coin into a digital folder. They can also link the app to their social media to share the treasures they find in their pockets and wallets.

According to a Royal Mint spokeswoman you will need to have 10p in your change to bag a coin. She said: “A limited number of the coins will be in tills in selected fish-andchip shops.

“When customers make a cash purchase that requires change, they are likely to receive a 10p fish and chip coin in their change. This will be subject to availability.”

The full range of new 10p coins: Page 28