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There are more than 6.2 million MacCoins planned for distribution in more than 50 countries at about 14,000 participating restaurants, according to a McDonald’s release. The coins have one of five designs, each representing a decade that the Big Mac has been served.
The coins were minted at at the nation’s oldest private mint, Osborne Coinage Company in Cincinnati.
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“Since it was introduced at a family-owned McDonald’s restaurant 50 years ago, the Big Mac has traversed the globe and is enjoyed in cities from Shangai to Chicago, providing delicious, feel good moments to people all over the world,” said McDonald’s president and CEO Steve Easterbrook. “So we wanted a global celebration as unique as the burger itself. The MacCoin transcends currencies to commemorate our global iconic burger while giving customers all over the world a chance to enjoy a Big Mac on us.”
Today would have been the 100th birthday of the sandwiches inventor, Jim Delligatti, according to the release.
There are more than 30 McDonald’s in the Dayton area, according to McDonald’s website.
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