Month: January 2022

The British Monarchs Collection 2022-2026 The British Monarchs Collection 2022-2026 - The Royal Mint collection will feature images of Monarchs from Tudor, Stuart, Hanoverian and Windsor (Saxe-Coburg-Gotha).
1351-1352 Groat Edward III Groat 1565 Obverse 1351-1352 Groat – Edward III - 1351-1352 Groat - Edward III
114AD Sestertius Emperor Trajan 114AD Sestertius – Trajan / Fortuna - Sestertius of Emperor Trajan, struck at the Rome Mint between Winter 114AD and early 116AD. The Reverse shows Fortuna, the goddess of fortune and the personification of luck, seated with her feet on a stool holding the rudder of a ship with her right hand, cornucopia in her left hand.
975 Penny – Edward the Martyr 975 Penny – Edward the Martyr - Silver Penny of Edward the Martyr, minted some time between 975-978. at the Lincoln Mint of Moneyer Rodbert. Edward became King in 975 when he was only about 13 years old and reigned until he was murdered in 978.
2020 Three Graces UK 2oz Silver Proof Reverse 2020 UK Three Graces Two-Ounce Silver Proof - As part of the Royal Mint's The Great Engravers Collection, the Three Graces design by William Wyon is one of the most beautiful and sought after images.
2020 Five Pound Tower of London The Royal Menagerie 2020 Five Pound Coin – Tower of London: The Royal Menagerie - One of the strange stories of the Tower of London was that in 1235 Henry III (1216-72) created maybe the first zoo of exotic animals seen in England.
1822 Sovereign Obverse 1822 Gold Sovereign - The 1822 George IV gold sovereign. This first type (1821-1825) shows St George on the back, in 1825 this was changed to a crowned shield. The year 1825 had both versions.
780-792 Penny Cynethryth, wife of Offa 780-792 Penny – Cynethryth, wife of Offa - A rare penny, showing Cynethryth, Queen of the Mercians and wife of King Offa. Cynethryth is the only Anglo-Saxon queen known to have an image on a coin.
The Royal Mint Coin of the Year 2021 - The annual Royal Mint Coin of the Year competition was run at the end of December, being a public vote via the Royal Mint web site to decide which was the most popular coin of 2021.