British Coins

1993 Gold Proof ‘Coronation’ Crown (Five Pounds) - In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1993, the Royal mint issued a number of coins including a [...]

2012 Gold Ten Pounds Diamond Jubilee 5oz Coin - The 2012 Gold Ten Pounds Diamond Jubilee 5oz coin was issued to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, celebrating 60 years of reign. This is an incredible coin, with a diameter of 65 mm and 156g of .9999 gold.

The Farthing - The Farthing was a small British coin that was worth one-quarter of an old penny - 1/960th of a Pound. It's name derives from the Anglo-Saxon feorthing or fourthling, meaning fourth part. It was last minted in 1956.

Our Shillings Category now has 17 Monarchs - We're building out our Shillings category on coinparade.co.uk. Currently we have the shillings of 17 diffferent Monarchs from Edward VI up to Elizabeth II.

2019 10 Pence Coin – P – Post Box - The 'P' coin in the Quintessentially British A-Z 10p Coins collection is Post Box. The Pillar box was introduced in 1852.

1927 Florin – George V (Proof) - 1927 Florin - George V (Proof)

1996 70th Birthday Gold Proof £5 Crown – Elizabeth II - Issued to commemorate the 70th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. The reverse features a design showing a representation of Windsor Castle with five flag poles.

1813 Guinea – ‘Military’ Guinea - 80,000 coins were specially minted by the British government to pay the army for fighting in the Napoleonic Wars (namely Wellington's army in the Pyrenees), hence the term 'Military'.

1936 Half Crown - This was the last half-crown of George V's reign. The Reverse shows a quartered shield of arms with crowned royal cyphers each side by George Kruger Gray. Silver content is 50%.

One Pound Coins - List of One Pound Coins (£1) with Descriptions, images, mintages, history and info for coin collectors and investors.