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Austria – Gold Philharmonic The Gold Vienna Philharmonic (or simply Gold Philharmonic) was launched in 1989 as a 2,000 Austrian schillings coin, but after Austria joined the Euro in 2002 it was re-denominated as 100 Euros.
1981 Gold Sovereign Queen Elizabeth II’s 2nd portrait, designed by Arnold Machin, is on the obverse of the coin.
2020 Silver Britannia The Reverse, by James Tottle, shows Britannia standing with shield and trident, waves and Union flag in background.
2025 Harry Potter The Flying Car 1oz Silver Proof £2 The Flying Car One Ounce 999 Silver Proof version and has a Limited Edition of 750. Denominated as £2.
2025 Harry Potter The Flying Car 50p Silver Proof This 2025 50p coin shows the famous scene from The Chamber of Secrets where Harry and Ron go to Hogwarts in a flying Ford Anglia car.
1698 Penny – William III The pennies produced were in silver and had the same design as the Maundy coins. Copper halfpennies and farthings were minted, but no copper pennies.
1705 Penny – Anne The Pennies of Queen Anne were silver and had the same design as the Maundy coins.
1716 Penny – George I Silver Maundy Penny of King George I, minted in 1716 by the Royal Mint. No Copper pennies were minted under George I (they did mint halfpennies and farthings).
1831 Penny – William IV – Proof Copper penny of King William IV minted in 1831. Note that William IV is shown on the coin in Latin as GULIELMUS IIII.
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