British Coins

2002 Five Pound Coin Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Silver Obverse 2002 Five Pound Coin – Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee - The 2002 Five Pound Coin Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee is a Crown size commemorative coin and was released for Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee, celebrating 50 years of reign.
2002 Commonwealth Games Ireland 2 Pounds 2002 Two Pound Coin – Commonwealth Games Ireland - In 2002 the XVII Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England. Four £2 coins were produced for the event but the design only varied slightly with a different flag for each of the home countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland coin has the lowest mintage.
1993 Gold Proof 'Coronation' Crown Five Pounds Obverse 1993 Gold Proof Five Pound Crown – 40th Anniversary of the Coronation - The 1993 gold proof crown was issued to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
1745 SIxpence George II LIMA Obverse 1745 SIxpence – George II LIMA - 1745 SIxpence - George II LIMA
964 Eadgar - Edgar the Peaceful - Penny Obverse 964 Penny – Eadgar (Edgar the Peaceful) - Silver Penny of King Eadgar. Struck about 964-971. Eadgar, also known as Edgar I, Edgar the Peaceful and Edgar the Peaceable, was King of the English from 959 until his death in 975.
1887 Double Florin Reverse 1887 Double Florin – Victoria - The Double Florin was only minted from 1887 to 1890, making it one of the shortest lived denomination in British coin history. It was denominated at 4 shillings (4/-). It is a large coin, 36mm in diameter and weighing 22.6g of 0.925 silver.
2022 50 Pence Snowman and Snowdog 2022 50 Pence – The Snowman and the Snowdog Silver Proof - The Royal Mint has continued its tradition of Christmas coins with the 2022 version of the Snowman, this time with the Snowdog. The 50p coins are minted as BU, colourised BU (Limited Edition mintage 8,500), Silver Proof (Colour, LE 5,000) and Gold Proof (LE 125).
2022 1oz Silver Proof City Views Rome 2022 1oz Silver Proof – City Views Rome - The Royal Mint continues their City Views series with this image of Rome derived from a historically important design by the artist Jacques Alphonse Testard. This coin is the 1oz Silver Proof, denominated as £2.
825 Penny Aethelstan I East Anglia Obverse 825 Penny – Aethelstan, King of East Anglia - Silver Penny of King Aethelstan, minted around 825AD by moneyer Edgar working in East Anglia. Diameter is 20mm and weighs about 1.21g.
2022 Five Pounds Tutankhamun 2022 Five Pounds – 100th Anniversary of the Discovery of Tutankhamun’s Tomb - In 1922 the British archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered the best preserved Pharaonic tomb ever found in the Valley of the Kings - Tutankhamun's Tomb. Tutankhamun reigned in the 18th Dynasty, around 1332 – 1323BC. He was a boy King, being only 19 when he died.