British Coins

2025 Liberty £5 BU Colour Reverse RM 2025 150 Years of Liberty £5 BU Colour - A five-pound BU Colour coin struck to celebrate 150 years of the luxury department store Liberty. Liberty's was founded by Arthur Lasenby Liberty in London in 1875.
Royal Mint Proof Boxes – What Year, What Box? - Where the Royal Mint has been fairly consistent with the reverse designs used, they have not with the style of presentation boxes used.
1889 Crown Reverse The Crown: A Short History of the Famous British coin - The Crown is a very old coin, with origins dating back to Henry VIII. The English Crown first appeared in 1526. It had a value of five shillings (a quarter of a pound) but in 1990 was redenominated to £5. Although still legal tender these days it is effectively a commemorative coin minted in Cupronickel but Silver and Gold are also used.
Trial of the Pyx What is the Trial of the Pyx? - The Trial of the Pyx is an annual ceremony conducted since the 12th century in which the coins of the UK (minted by the Royal Mint) are tested to check if the coins have the correct metallic content, weight and size.
Peter Rabbit Peter Rabbit Says Goodbye - The Royal Mint have released the 2020 50 Pence Coin - Peter Rabbit 50p. The Royal Mint states that this is the last time Peter Rabbit will be on a 50p coin. Also, it's the only Beatrix Potter coin that will be seen in 2020 and it won't be in circulation.
2020 Tower of London The 2020 Tower of London Collection concludes with the release of the fourth coin ‘The Infamous Prison’ - The 2020 Tower of London Collection concludes with the release of the fourth and final coin, The Infamous Prison.
1860 Copper Farthing Victoria Proof Reverse 1860 Farthing – Victoria (Copper) Proof - Copper farthings were used from 1838 until 1860 when they were replaced by Bronze farthings as bronze can give a better quality longer lasting coin. In 1860 both the copper and bronze farthings were issued.
2004 Gold Sovereign Proof 4-Coin Set Box 2004 Gold 4-Coin Sovereign Proof Set - The 2004 Gold 4-Coin Sovereign Proof Set consists of Gold Five-Pound, Gold Double Sovereign (Gold Two-Pound), Gold Sovereign and Gold Half-Sovereign.
1695 Half-Guinea Obverse 1695 Half-Guinea – William III - William III Gold Half-Guinea, minted at the Tower Mint, London in 1695. Diameter 21mm. The Obverse shows a portrait of William III (in Latin as GVLIELMVS III).
1842 Halfcrown Reverse 1842 Halfcrown – Victoria - The Reverse shows a crowned quartered shield of arms by Jean Baptiste Merlen. Obverse shows the Young Head portrait of Queen Victoria by William Wyon.