Sainsbury's (UK) Makers of the Millennium

[redwine]

I now have the booklet (22pp) and full set 
Each piece, approximately 27mm & 8.3g

Sainsbury's MAKERS OF THE MILLENNIUM MEDAL COLLECTION
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
GUINNESS
WORLD RECORDS

In booklet order (not in picture below order):

Obverse: all feature . MAKERS OF THE MILLENNIUM .

John Harrison / 1693 / 1776
Albert Einstein / 1879 / 1955
Alexander Fleming / 1881 / 1955
Leonardo Da Vinci / 1452 / 1519
James Watt / 1736 / 1819
Henry Ford / 1863 / 1947
Christopher Columbus / 1451 / 1506
Neil Armstrong / BORN 1930
Alexander Graham Bell / 1847 / 1922
William Shakespeare / 1564 / 1616
Vincent Van Gogh / 1853 / 1890
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / 1756 / 1791
Live Aid / 19 / 85
Charlie Chaplin / 1889 / 1977
Jesse Owens / 1913 / 1980
Muhammad Ali / BORN / 1942
Mahatma Gandhi / 1869 / 1948
Winston Churchill / 1874 / 1965
Mother Teresa / 1910 / 1997
Elizabeth I / 1533 / 1603
Bill Gates / BORN 1955

Reverse:

2000 / INTO A NEW MILLENNIUM / PM [Pobjoy Mint]

All from a very British perspective 
And I think there are better candidates in some cases............

[malj1]

I have a few types in my junk box.

Is there any other information contained in the booklet that may possibly be of interest?

[Figleaf]

Bad taste doesn't mean commercially inefficient (though I wish it did.) The series was offered by food pushers for shoppers in order to sell, not to educate or to please sophisticated collectors even less to be sold at a large premium to the unaware.

Brit-centric is fine when all the shops are in that country. Your average Britisher will probably recognise a large majority of the names, even though John Harrison may be taken for one of the Beatles

Peter

[malj1]

Your average Britisher will probably recognise a large majority of the names, even though John Harrison may be taken for one of the Beatles
Peter

I must admit that was my first thought! 

[redwine]

Is there any other information contained in the booklet that may possibly be of interest?

Not really 

Sorry for the delay in replying, the Mrs is hogging the computer
That and I'm watching a lot of Pawn Stars - nearly finished Series 5
There are a few coin / note / token related items

And yes, John Harrison  

[malj1]

I don't watch that but I happened on an episode on YouTube that contained a man selling a vintage Silent Bell - OK mint vender I downloaded just that segment  but its too big to send you at 29MB.

Here is a screen grab.

[redwine]

I don't watch that but I happened on an episode on YouTube that contained a man selling a vintage Silent Bell - OK mint vender I downloaded just that segment  but its too big to send you at 29MB.

Here is a screen grab.

You can watch it online    http://pawn-stars.eu/
I think it's this episode Season 4 Episode 44 - The Wright Stuff features a 1930s Jennings Bronze Chief nickel slot machine

[malj1]

Maybe where I saw it.