British Coins

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.
1820 Gold Sovereign Obverse 1820 Gold Sovereign - The 1820 Gold Sovereign was the last sovereign to be issued during the reign of King George III.
1941 Silver Threepence George VI Reverse 1941 Silver Threepence – George VI - Brass threepences were also minted in 1941, the silver threepences were only minted after 1941 for colonial issue. The Reverse, by George Kruger Gray, shows a shield on a rose.
1937 Brass Threepence George VI Reverse 1937 Brass Threepence – George VI - The 12-sided (dodecagonal) 'thruppenny bit' was made from Nickel-Brass and weighed 6.80g (about 5 times heavier than the silver threepence) with diameter 21.74mm.
2012 Gold Sovereign BU Reverse 2012 Gold Sovereign Bullion – Elizabeth II - Changes to the Reverse design of a gold sovereign are rare, but as 2012 was Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee celebrating 60 years of reign, the Sovereign did feature a new reverse design for that year only.
2023 Five Pound Mary Seacole Silver Proof Reverse 2023 Five Pounds – Mary Seacole – Silver Proof - £5 coin celebrating Mary Seacole (1805-1881). Mary was awarded the Jamaican Order of Merit (posthumously) in 1990. In 2003 the Every Generation website voted her 'The Greatest Black Briton'.
2023 Gold Fifty Pence The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe Silver Proof Reverse 2023 Gold Fifty Pence The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – Charles III - 2023 Gold 50p The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe which is the best known book from the The Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis. It was published in 1950 and has sold about 120 million copies.
1594-1596 Shilling Elizabeth I Sixth Issue Obverse 1594-1596 Shilling – Elizabeth I (Sixth Issue) - Elizabeth I silver (0.925) shilling, struck 1594-1596 at the Tower (London) Mint. Sixth issue. The head classification (6B) is guided by whether the ear is covered or not.