I had a really good day at Monkseaton Middle School Market last Saturday with Jill Simon and Kimberley we sold a lot of things we made in Arts and Crafts and made £50 altogether. It was a fun day and we had a really good time it was Monkseaton Middle School Fair they was also a Fire Engine they too.

This is the American money coins the Americans use over in America. It is called The United States Of America Half Dollar and these American money coins have been around for years and years and generations.

This is what American money looks like over in America I have always found American money very interesting to.

The Bank of England has released the new £20 note into circulation today, 20 February 2020. The note’s design features a self-portrait of painter JMW Turner and celebrates the contribution of the arts to British culture. According to the Bank, the new note will be its ‘most secure banknote yet’.

In 2006, to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Royal Mint released a Limited Issue Brunel £2 Two Pound Proof Coin.
Isambard Brunel’s many achievements are of such importance that his personality and charter tend to be overlooked. It was his determined nature, however, that enabled him to take on so many challenging projects and complete so many of the engineering feats that are still part of Britain’s landscape today.
He was destined to follow in the footsteps of his father, Marc Isambard Brunel, who was a successful engineer in his own right.
After being educated in France the young Brunel returned to England and at the age of sixteen began working with his father, from that time onwards dedicating himself to engineering. Although his career was extremely important to him, Brunel made time for his family. He married Mary Horsley in 1836 and they had three children, but even at home he put his engineering skills to good use.
Having accidentally swallowed a half sovereign when performing a trick for his children, he hurriedly designed an apparatus which would swing his whole body upside down. Astonishingly, the invention was successful and the coin was dislodged.
Brunel‘s letters and journals give a fascinating insight into his character and the remarkable level of control that he exercised over every detail of his work.
Quite apart from the engineering aspects of his designs, he was also closely involved with the aesthetic features, such as choosing the colours of the Great Western Railway’s carriages and selecting the appropriate architectural ornamentation.
He was a driven man and combining this with his practical knowledge and creativity he became one of Britains greatest engineers.
The reverse designed by Robert Elderton is a portrait of the engineer with segments of a wheel and bridge in the background surrounded by links of a heavy chain and the date “2006” and denomination “Two Pounds”, with the edge inscription “1806 – 1859 Isambard Kingdom Brunel Engineer”.
The obverse features Ian Rank Broadley’s mature, reflective portrait of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.

2010 Florence Nightingale £2

• Celebrate this historic revolutionary British figure, Florence Nightingale, with the Florence Nightingale 2 Pound coin
• Coin was minted in honour of the 100^th anniversary of her death in 1910
• Design features the gentle hands of a nurse taking a patient’s pulse
• Edge inscription has the words, ‘150 Years of Nursing,’ in honor of her book, “Notes on Nursing”
• A wonderful gift for coin collectors, British history lovers, and nurses 

Introducing the Florence Nightingale 2 Pound Coin

Florence Nightingale was born on 12 May 1820 and named after her birthplace, Florence, Italy. Even though she was born to a wealthy family, she saw her calling in nursing. When the Crimean War started, Florence volunteered along with 38 other nurses she had trained to help the medical staff. Her dedication to her calling eventually gave her the nickname, “The Lady with the Lamp.” Once she returned to Britain, she used her experience during the Crimean War to open a nursing school at St Thomas’ Hospital in London, the start of modern nursing. She also published her findings in her book, “Notes on Nursing: What it is and What it is Not”. The book was published in 1859 and then became a reference book for anyone entering the nursing profession. To commemorate her legacy, the Royal Mint released the Florence Nightingale 2 pound coin in 2010. 

Florence Nightingale 2 Pound Coin 2010

The Florence Nightingale 2 pound coin features a familiar moment with nurses everywhere, that of taking the pulse of a patient. Designed by Gordon Summers, the Royal Mint’s Chief Engraver, the coin also has Florence Nightingale’s name proudly stamped along the top edge of the surface, along with the years of her birth and death. The edge has the inscription of ‘150 Years of Nursing,’ referring to the publication of her book, “Note on Nursing.”