Stonehenge is Popular Currency

September 23, 2009 on 6:37 am | In Adventure Travel, London, United Kingdom, Wales | Comments Off


Great British Heritage Pass - Buy OnlineArguably Britain’s most iconic attraction, Stonehenge has achieved even greater prominence thanks to a new collectable £5 coin by The Royal Mint imprinted with an image of the site. Furthermore it has also been chosen as the first British attraction to feature on Google’s Street View.

The coin is part of a small special edition collection created to honour Great Britain’s heritage and the arrival of the Olympic Games in 2012.

Each coin will feature an iconic image along with a new quotation from a British poet or wordsmith. The Stonehenge coin reads “When men and mountains meet.”

The Stonehenge coins are currently on sale and can be purchased from www.royalmint.com/london2012

The coin closely follows Stonehenge becoming one of the first UK attractions to be placed on Google Street View – meaning millions of people from around the globe can now view the amazing structure.

Bryn Jones, VisitWiltshire Tourism Partnership is delighted with the news: “Stonehenge has been the centre of attention for well over 5000 years, but it’s good to see that the Wiltshire megalith has achieved even greater prominence as new and old and technology pay homage to the stones. Both the coin and Google Street View really put Stonehenge onto the international stage and will hopefully encourage new visitors.

“The coins are especially great news for Wiltshire as it will help promote the county prior to and during the Olympics. Given how close Stonehenge is to London, it is the perfect escape for visitors after all the hustle and bustle of the Olympics.”

For more information about Stonehenge and Wiltshire visit www.english-heritage.org.uk or www.visitwiltshire.co.uk

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