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==History== | ==History== | ||
In 1696, [[Isaac Newton]] became the warden of the Royal Mint, amidst a [[Great Recoinage of 1696|period of a rise in counterfeiting]]. [[William Lowndes]], the Secretary to the Treasury of Great Britain and a member of the [[Assassin Order]] contacted Newton through their acquaintance [[Omar Khaled]], requesting his help against the counterfeiters.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]''</ref> | In 1696, [[Isaac Newton]] became the warden of the Royal Mint, amidst a [[Great Recoinage of 1696|period of a rise in counterfeiting]]. [[William Lowndes]], the Secretary to the Treasury of Great Britain and a member of the [[Assassin Order]], contacted Newton through their acquaintance [[Omar Khaled]], requesting his help against the counterfeiters.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]''</ref> | ||
In 2019, [[Aliyah Khan]] relived Omar's memories in order to find a rare Royal Mint coin on which was inscribed a code word to disable a [[Modern times|modern day]] computer virus.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Gold'' – Chapter 1</ref> | In 2019, [[Aliyah Khan]] relived Omar's [[Genetic memory|memories]] in order to find a rare Royal Mint coin on which was inscribed a code word to disable a [[Modern times|modern day]] computer virus.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Gold'' – Chapter 1</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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The Royal Mint is the official maker of British coins, having been originally established around 886 and officially unified in 1279, where it began operating from the Tower of London.[1] Other mints could be authorized and put into operation by the monarch, such as the mansion in Southwark used by King Henry VII.[2]
History
In 1696, Isaac Newton became the warden of the Royal Mint, amidst a period of a rise in counterfeiting. William Lowndes, the Secretary to the Treasury of Great Britain and a member of the Assassin Order, contacted Newton through their acquaintance Omar Khaled, requesting his help against the counterfeiters.[3]
In 2019, Aliyah Khan relived Omar's memories in order to find a rare Royal Mint coin on which was inscribed a code word to disable a modern day computer virus.[4]
Appearances
References
- ↑
Royal Mint on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – The Mint (memory)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Gold
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Gold – Chapter 1