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Hidden image spotted in new coins featuring King Charles – can you see it?
A HIDDEN image has been spotted in new coins featuring King Charles.
A fifty pence piece featuring the monarch has been unveiled - and eagle-eyed Brits claim to have spotted a secret image on it.
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For those who missed it, King Charles III has what appears to be a bird at the front of his ear.
Spotted by collector specialists at the feature is visible on the new range of King Charles III coins being released to the UK. And it's not an error - as the same shape can be identified in photos of His Majesty.
Director Jon White said: "Once you've seen the bird on King Charles' ear, you'll zero-in on it every time you see one of his coins and I suspect you'll never un-see it!
"I have no idea if Martin Jennings, the artist, intended to include this hidden image. If he did, I think it's clever and fitting acknowledgement of His Majesty's passion for wildlife and that he's listening to the plights our natural world faces.
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"Lots of these Charles III coins are already in circulation but they'll become more common as more are released, meaning everyone will get the chance to spot the secret bird detail for themselves."
Many coins over the years have featured cool designs and quirky features.
One example is the £1 coin featuring the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Launched in 2017, the coin comprised a number of security features to prevent cloning, including an invisible binary code that was printed directly onto The Queen's face and only detectable by the Royal Mint's counterfeit coin machines.
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The Scottish £5 note, launched in 2016, features a very small midge, a bitey insect notoriously known for taking over the country during the balmy summer months.
In 2008, The Royal Mint released a selection of new coins which, when clustered together, form a royal shield of arms.
You can see segments of the shield on UK 1ps, 2ps, 5ps, 10ps, 20ps and 50ps - a coinage Easter egg that often takes international tourists by surprise.
Across the pond, eagle-eyed people will spot a bunch of roman numerals at the bottom of the pyramid of the $1 bill; making up the year 1776.
This represents the year when the Second Continental Congress declared independence from Britain, forming the United States of America.
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