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 […]
One popular design motif for the U.K.’s new £1 coin: Breakfast
The reverse design of the United Kingdom’s new £1 coin, which features botanical symbols of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland united within a diadem, was obtained through a public competition. Created by 15-year-old David Pearce, of Walsall, England, the design competed with thousands of entries depicting “cups of tea, flags, maps, the weather, famous writers, […]
The future of British royalty on Commonwealth currency
On February 6, 2017, HM Queen Elizabeth II achieved her Sapphire Jubilee—the 65th anniversary of the day she became queen. The head of state of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms, she is not only the United Kingdom’s longest-reigning monarch but the longest-reigning queen-regnant and female head of state in world history. Over […]
United Kingdom: Sapphire Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II celebrated on new crown coins
The Royal Mint have launched (30th January) a new crown coin that marks the 65th year since HM Queen Elizabeth succeeded to the British throne on the 6th February 1952. Her coronation followed the untimely death of her father, King George VI, who had reigned just 17 years. With the observance of this royal event, HM Queen […]
United Kingdom: Unique Sapphire Jubilee celebrated with new gold and silver coins
The Royal Mint have launched (30th January) a new series of large-size gold and silver coins that mark the 65th year since HM Queen Elizabeth succeeded to the British throne—her Sapphire Jubilee. To date, only Queen Elizabeth II has reached this milestone date. The Queen surpassed the record for the longest-serving English or British sovereign on the […]
United Kingdom: Millennial Anniversary of Coronation of King Canute Remembered with New Crown Coin
On 1st January, the Royal Mint launched a new crown coin in remembrance of the millennial anniversary of the crowning of Canute, the English king who unified the whole of the realm under one authority in 1017. Canute is credited with expanding his authority in what was informally referred to as the North Sea Empire, […]
United Kingdom: Jane Austen Remembered on Latest £2 Commemorative Coin
The Royal Mint have launched (on January 1) a new £2 coin that pays homage to one of the country’s most celebrated 19th-century writers, Jane Austen (1775–1817), whose literary works during her life quintessentially captured both the gentility and the hardships of 18th-/19th-century life in the English countryside. The new coin remembers the 200th anniversary […]
United Kingdom: 300th Anniversary of Sir Isaac Newton’s Gold-Standard Report Remembered on New Coin
On January 1, the Royal Mint launched a new coin that marks the 300th anniversary of a very important pinnacle in the economic development of the United Kingdom. In 1717, Great Britain adopted and utilized the gold standard following the recommendation of Sir Isaac Newton (1643–1727), the Royal Mint’s mintmaster—a position he held for almost 30 […]
United Kingdom: Centennial of Royal Dynasty Celebrated on New Crown Coin
On January 1, the Royal Mint unveiled a new Crown coin that marks the centennial anniversary of the introduction of the British Royal family’s dynastic name—that of Windsor, which was introduced in 1917. The circumstances of why the British Royal family changed its dynastic name were wholly due at the time to the consequences of […]
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