What's the first thing you think of when you think of Britain?

Tea? An English breakfast? The Loch Ness Monster? A new release of 10-pence coins (roughly 15 cents) has as many answers as letters in the alphabet.

From "Angel of the North" to "Zebra Crossing," the new coins rolling out this month are a collection of memorable and mundane facts of British life. Some, like B is for "Bond ... James Bond" (L isfor Loch Ness Monster), may resonate more with people outside the British Isles, while I for ice cream cone may seem more obscure.

"This series really drills down into the heartland of what makes Britain British," said Dr. Kevin Clancy, director of the Royal Mint Museum, in a statement. "It's the granularity of British lifecelebrated on the coinage."

A public survey was conducted to establish what everyday icons Britons thought represented British lore and life most faithfully. Here are some of their picks.

One coin honors the National Health Service, which provides free access to health care for all and turns 70 this year.

Stonehenge beat the White Cliffs of Dover and London's skyline as the "most famous southern landmark" in the Royal Mint survey.

A is for the "Angel of the North," a giant male figure with wings spread wide, located near the city of Newcastle, that pays tribute to the recovery of a region after the miners' strikes of the1980s.

In this series, however, Q is not for "Queen," but for "queuing," also known as waiting in line, which is almost an art form in Britain.

Still, as head of state, Queen Elizabeth II is on the flip side of all the coins.

Dick Johnson adds:

To read the complete New York Times article, see:
Q Is for Queuing: Minting British Traditions With New 10-Pence Coins(https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/01/world/europe/uk-10p-royal-mint.html)

The collection of 26 new 10p designs, unveiled by the Royal Mint, is intended as an A to Z of what makes Britain great - from the Angel of the North to a zebra crossing.

The English breakfast coin depicts a fried egg, bacon, sausages, tomato and beans, while the James Bond coin says: "007".

Stonehenge, a double decker bus, the NHS and the Houses of Parliament are also celebrated in the collection.

It's released into general circulation from today alongside collectors' versions available to buy from the Royal Mint website.

And the coin experts said their website crashed this afternoon as people scrambled to get the coins.

The Royal Mint also has a "great British coin hunt" app, allowing coin hunters to create a digital collection of the coins they find in their change.

Users can download the app to scan the coin with their camera.

Some 2.6million coins have been minted - 100,000 for each letter.

Dr Kevin Clancy, director of the Royal Mint Museum, said the new collection is a departure from the standard way in which the Royal Mint has celebrated what is great about Britain in the past.

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."

To read the complete article, see:
New 10p coin designs REVEALED - Royal Mint website crashes as collectors try toget them (https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/685586/rare-coin-alphabet-10p-money-collector-news-Royal-Mint)

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Old Charles Darwin paper £10 notes out, new 10p coins in (http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43210251)

David Pickup adds: