British Coins

2023 Penny Charles III Reverse 2023 Penny – Definitive Design – Charles III - The first King Charles III One Penny definitive design for circulation. The Reverse of the 2023 1p design shows a hazel dormouse.
1919 Gold Sovereign Canada Reverse 1919 Gold Sovereign Canada – George V - A small 'C' just above the date indicates the sovereign was produced at the Ottawa Mint, Canada. Mintage was low at 135,957.
2023 Two Pound Definitive Reverse 2023 Two Pound Definitive Design – Charles III - The first King Charles III £2 definitive design for circulation. Definitives are the standard designs seen on the majority of official circulating currency. Unlike commemoratives (which are usually one-off designs), definitive designs stay the same for years or even decades.
1671 Half-Crown Charles II Obverse 1671 Half-Crown – Charles II Third Bust - Milled silver half-crown of Charles II, Third Bust. The Reverse, by the famous engraver John Roettier, shows a crowned cruciform coat of arms with Garter star in centre.
2016 Sovereign Proof Obverse 2016 Gold Sovereign Proof - To commemorate her majesty’s 90th birthday in 2016, James Butler created a new portrait just for that year. This is also known as the Butler Effigy sovereign.
2023 One Pound Charles III Reverse 2023 One Pound Coin – Charles III - The first one pound coin of the reign of King Charles III. Released October 2023.
2000 50 pence Public Libraries 2000 50 Pence Coin – Public Libraries - 2000 was the 150th Anniversary of the Public Libraries Act 1850. The reverse, designed by Mary Milner Dickens, shows the turning pages of a book.
1897 Gold Sovereign Sydney Reverse 1897 Gold Sovereign Sydney - The small 'S' just above the date shows this coin was minted by the Royal Mint at the Sydney Mint in New South Wales, Australia.
1882 Sovereign Melbourne Reverse 1882 Gold Sovereign Melbourne – Shield - This sovereign was made in Australia, in the Melbourne Mint. On the Reverse see there is a small 'M' below the shield. The Obverse shows a young head portrait of Victoria by William Wyon.
1901 Penny Obverse 1901 Penny – Victoria - The Veiled or Old Head Bronze Penny of Queen Victoria. The Old Head portrait on the penny ran 1895-1901, although silver and gold coins used it from the diamond jubilee in 1893.