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Today's featured article Sir Charles William Fremantle (1834–1914) was a British official who served for 26 years as deputy master of the Royal Mint, and for most of that time as its executive head. Educated at Eton College, he served as private secretary to several officials, latterly Benjamin Disraeli, including while Disraeli was prime minister in 1868. Disraeli appointed him as deputy to Thomas Graham, the master of the Mint. Graham died in September 1869, and the Treasury decided the mastership should go to the chancellor of the exchequer of the day, with the deputy master the head of the Royal Mint. Fremantle began work to modernise the antiquated Royal Mint. Fremantle sought to beautify the coinage and, believing the Mint's engraver, Leonard Charles Wyon, not up to the task, sought to do so by resurrecting classic coin designs, like Benedetto Pistrucci's depiction of Saint George and the Dragon for the sovereign. In 1894, at the age of sixty, Fremantle retired from the Royal Mint. (Full article...) Recently featured: September 1964 South Vietnamese coup attempt Tropical Storm Hanna (2002) John Rolph Did you know... Razor clam dress from Voss ... that the runway show for the Alexander McQueen collection Voss included dresses made from razor clams (pictured), microscope slides, and an antique Japanese folding screen? ... that Zhong Jingwen was known as the "father of Chinese folklore studies"? ... that Galena Schoolhouse in South Dakota was once leased to a historical society for $1 annually? ... that the British Army's Submarine Mining Service defended ports and harbours with naval mines and torpedoes? ... that the inaugural Canadian Premier League match led to the suspension of both team captains? ... that Tilman Michael, who is set to be the Metropolitan Opera's chorus master from the 2024/25 season, helped the Oper Frankfurt win multiple awards for operatic choir of the year? ... that "50 YouTubers Fight for $1,000,000" gained more than 70 million views in 24 hours? ... that Thomas Broun has been blamed for inflating the number of beetle species in New Zealand? ... that a school was once evacuated after the water gun of a student playing senior assassin was mistaken for a firearm?

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