A staff holds new British one-pound coins during their production at The Royal Mint in Llantrisant, Wales on March 23, 2017. With as many as 45 million British one-pound coins suspected fake, the Royal Mint is now making 1.5 billion new ones, which will enter circulation today. His successor, Mint chief executive Adam Lawrence, calls it "the most secure circulating coin in the world." "Newton's legacy at the Mint was creating a better-designed coin in terms of physical design. The Royal Mint hopes increased security features will spur demand from other nations.

Source: Bangkok Post March 28, 2017 02:48 UTC