The Royal Mint have issued (6th July) the fourth coin in a series of five 5-ounce gold and silver coins commemorating the centennial of the First World War, from “Outbreak to Armistice” (as the program is called). The programme began in 2014, the 100th year since Europe found itself in what was described as the “war […]
United Kingdom: WWI centennial series continues with latest £2 commemorative coin
The Royal Mint have issued their latest £2 commemorative coin in a variety of precious metals, including a silver piedfort example, as part of their five-year-long tribute to the centenary anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. Their First World War collection continues with the 2017 Aviation £2 coin, marking the […]
United Kingdom: Prince Philip’s lifetime of service honoured with new gold and silver crown coins
It was announced today that special crown coins will be issued in August to pay tribute to the lifetime of official service which HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has given to the nation. It was announced by Buckingham Palace on the 4th May that the 96-year-old consort of the Queen would be retiring later […]
United Kingdom: First-of-its-kind piedfort gold sovereign celebrates 200th anniversary of iconic coin
The Royal Mint have launched (26th June) two additional sovereign anniversary coins to mark the iconic coin’s bicentennial. The sovereign was first struck in 1817 as part of the United Kingdom’s historic Great Coinage Act of 1816. The reverse of each coin is to feature Pistrucci’s original 1817 masterpiece with the full garter border and inscription, […]
United Kingdom: Latest “Beast,” the Unicorn of Scotland, is unleashed on new coins
The Royal Mint have launched (5th June) their latest coin in their hugely successful “Queen’s Beasts” bullion and collector-coin series. The legendary Unicorn of Scotland is the latest beast to make an appearance onto a range of collectable coins celebrating the 10 “Queen’s Beasts” of British heraldry. James VI of Scotland became James I of England […]
United Kingdom: New platinum bullion coins unveiled during London Platinum Week, design features “The Queen’s Beasts”
Monday (15th May) saw the launch of the Royal Mint’s 500-gram and 1,000-gram (1-kilo) platinum bars, which will be followed in the next few weeks by a 100-gram and a 1-ounce platinum bar, as well as a new bullion product of 1-ounce Queen’s Beasts–Lion of England coin—the first platinum coin to be launched in the popular […]
United Kingdom: Peter Rabbit & friends make another appearance on new coins for 2017
Updated April 4 at 9 p.m. to clarify which coins were released April 3, and to add the image of the BU Peter Rabbit coin. The Royal Mint have launched (3rd April) their newest additions to their series of coins featuring the lovable and charming characters of author Beatrix Potter—those of Peter Rabbit and chums. The new series […]
United Kingdom: Collector versions of new £1 coin offered before regular issue
The Royal Mint have launched (8th March) their latest product, which is associated with the country’s newest coin to enter circulation—the new 12-sided £1 coin (shown above). The new coin is to replace the current “round pound” coin, which has circulated since it replaced the banknote of the same value in 1983. The £1 coin was used […]
United Kingdom: Third “Queen’s Beasts” bullion coin issued, featuring “Red Dragon of Wales”
The Royal Mint have unveiled (3rd March) the third coin in their hugely successful bullion series “The Queen’s Beasts,” which features both mythical and actual creatures that feature prominently in British heraldry. The third subject is the Red Dragon of Wales. Undoubtedly the best-known mythical beast, dragons are found in legends all over the […]
U.K: Beware big prices on 12-sided trial pieces for the new £1 coin
At the end of this month, the United Kingdom’s new 12-sided pound coin goes into circulation. But if you go on ebay, you can find scores of the 12-sided coins, dated 2015 and marked as trial items, selling for £125 (about $155) or more. (While researching this blog post, we went on ebay and found […]
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