\n Standing an impressive two metres tall, and weighing over 16 kilograms, the gleaming silver Top Hat is identical to the classic game piece, which was boosted to over 100 times its original size.\n<\/p>\n
\n To add an extra twist – the oversized Top Hat was moving, with a person inside roaming the city.\n<\/p>\n
\n The stunt was organised by the Royal Mint to mark the launch of its commemorative 50p Monopoly coin.\n<\/p>\n
\n It challenged onlookers to \u2018spot the top\u2019 for a chance to win one of 100 of the commemorative coins.\n<\/p>\n
\n Marianne James, senior vice president of global licensing from Hasbro, said: \u201cMonopoly\u2019s Top Hat is usually found on the board – not dancing through the streets of London.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe hunt felt like the perfect way to honour the game\u2019s ongoing legacy – and 90th anniversary – and inspire the next generation of players and collectors alike.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Starting bright and early on the Strand, clues were released throughout the day leading players on a citywide hunt to iconic Monopoly locations.\n<\/p>\n
\n The colossal gaming icon was created by the Masked Singer costumiers, Plunge and tried to evade hunters travelling between 15 board locations like Mayfair and Piccadilly.\n<\/p>\n
\n The special coins mark the 90th anniversary of Monopoly.(Image: SWNS)\n<\/p>\n
\n The hunt’s scale was amplified by a simultaneous digital treasure hunt across The Royal Mint’s website with an additional nine coins up for grabs, ensuring players nationwide could participate in this historic gaming event.\n<\/p>\n
\n Those lucky enough to capture and share a picture of the Top Hat could win 90 freshly minted coins, nine silver coins – and one made of solid gold for the ultimate collector, worth more than \u00a34,000 in total.\n<\/p>\n
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\n Rebecca Morgan, director of commemorative coin at The Royal Mint, said: \u201cEvery coin we create tells a story, and the Monopoly 50p celebrates 90 years of a truly beloved board game.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cTo mark its arrival, we brought an iconic piece of Monopoly to life, giving collectors and fans the chance to ‘Spot the Top’, win a piece of history, and kick start their own coin-collecting adventure.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cJust as Monopoly players cherish their winning strategies and favourite game pieces, coin enthusiasts treasure each unique addition to their collection, creating memories that endure through countless games and generations.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Standing an impressive two metres tall, and weighing over 16 kilograms, the gleaming silver Top Hat is identical…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":438429,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,393,4884,257,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-438428","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-london","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115236416130144038","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438428\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}