James Bond to be featured on new 10p coin

The Royal Mint describes them as 'quintessentially British'.

A new selection of 10p coins will make a nod to British life, including fish and chips, the Loch Ness Monster and a fry-up. The collection is an A to Z of what is great about the country, running from the Angel of the North to a zebra crossing. A grand total of 2.6million coins have been minted, with 100,000 for each letter The full list of designs is as follows: A - Angel of the North B - James Bond C - Cricket D - Double decker bus E - English breakfast F - Fish and chips G - Greenwich Mean Time H - Houses of Parliament I - Ice-cream cone J - Jubilee K - King Arthur L - Loch Ness Monster M - Mackintosh N - National Health Service O - Oak tree P - Post box Q - Queuing R - Robin S - Stonehenge T - Teapot U - Union flag V - Village W - World wide web X - X marks the spot Z - A zebra crossing Anne Jessopp, chief executive at the Royal Mint, said: "These designs were selected because we feel they represent a diverse mix of elements that make up the country we all love. "There is a lot to be proud of in the UK - whether it's at the highest level, our Houses of Parliament representing democracy and freedom of speech, technological advancements such as Tim Berners-Lee's world wide web, or just a good cup of tea, it's all here in the designs. "We hope the British public is inspired to take part in the great British coin hunt by checking their change for those miniature works of art that spell out just some of the many iconic themes that are quintessentially British." Dr Kevin Clancy, director of the Royal Mint Museum, said the collection marked a departure from the Royal Mint's previous celebrations of British life. He said: "We have marked great events, celebrated engineers, politicians and of course royalty. "This series really drills down into the heartland of what makes Britain British. It's the granularity of British life celebrated on the coinage."