McDonald's launches MacCoin - a new currency which will let you get a free Big Mac

To celebrate 50 years of Mclovin', McDonald's is launching a buy one get one free offer on its legendary Big Mac.

And as part of the offer, the global fast food chain is unveiling its own currency - the MacCoin.

The coin will be handed out to every customer who buys a Big Mac from Thursday, August 2.

Meaning you can get another one completely free.

The coins will be available for the rest of 2018 and are being being launched on the 100th birthday of Jim Delligatti, who invented the Big Mac 50 years ago.

He was a McDonald’s franchisee in western Pennsylvania and helped propel



the chain to global dominance with the iconic burger.

The Big Mac even has it's own museum restaurant in Pennsylvania which has a 14ft tall replica of the burger and a life size statue of its founder Jim Delligatti.

According to the chain 1.3billion Big Macs were sold last year.

Speaking to Business Insider McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook said the MacCoin was a nod to the Big Mac Index and informal report put together of the prices of the burger around the world to see if the currencies are properly valued.

According to USA Today MacCoins will feature five unique designs, each representing a decade of the Big Mac.