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Royal Mint launches Cluedo coins with murder mystery fans given chance to win gold prize
The free online contest lets entrants solve weekly clues for a chance to win a gold Cluedo 50p valued at over £2,000, the Mint said.
The Royal Mint launched a new series of collectable 50p coins based on the board game Cluedo on Monday in partnership with toy firm Hasbro, with prices starting at £19.95.
Marking 100 years since the first Cluedo crime, the coins honor inventor Anthony Pratt, who created the game in Birmingham during the Second World War while his mother, Elva, designed the board.
Fans can enter "the case of the missing coin" competition to win a gold 50p valued at over £2,000, with the coin's design featuring intricate microtext naming the game's suspects, locations, and weapons.
Online entries for the prize draw close on October 19, while starting October 6, visitors to the Royal Mint Experience in Llantrisant, South Wales, can strike their own Cluedo 50p coin.
Actress Ellie Leach, who played Miss Scarlett in the stage production Cluedo 2, inspected the new coins alongside Marcia Lewis, daughter of creator Anthony Pratt, celebrating the game's enduring legacy.