British Coins
2020 UK Three Graces Two-Ounce Silver Proof
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As part of the Royal Mint's The Great Engravers Collection, the Three Graces design by William Wyon is one of the most beautiful and sought after images.
2020 Five Pound Coin – Tower of London: The Royal Menagerie
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One of the strange stories of the Tower of London was that in 1235 Henry III (1216-72) created maybe the first zoo of exotic animals seen in England.
The Royal Mint Coin of the Year 2021
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The annual Royal Mint Coin of the Year competition was run at the end of December, being a public vote via the Royal Mint web site to decide which was the most popular coin of 2021.
2010 Two Pound Coin – Florence Nightingale
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Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was an English social reformer, statistician and is thought of as the founder of modern nursing. Her work of managing the nurses in the Crimean War is well noted and she was referred to as "The Lady with the Lamp".
2021 Mary Anning 50 Pence Collection
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The Royal Mint Tales of the Earth series continues with the Mary Anning Collection of 50p coins. Three coins are in this collection, which is available in BU, Silver and Gold, and with a colourised option too. The coins depict the Temnodontosaurus, Plesiosaurus and Dimorphodon.
The 2020 Tower of London Collection concludes with the release of the fourth coin ‘The Infamous Prison’
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The 2020 Tower of London Collection concludes with the release of the fourth and final coin, The Infamous Prison.
New Five Pound Coin for Remembrance Day 2020
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The Royal Mint has released a new £5 coin for Remembrance Day 2020.
Charles II Tin Farthings 1684
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Charles II used tin as the metal for Farthings. Why tin? and why did they insert a copper plug?
Christopher Robin, the Second Coin in the Winnie the Pooh Collection, has been Released
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Christopher Robin, the Second Coin in the Winnie the Pooh Collection has been Released. This is the second coin to be released in the Royal Mint's Winnie the Pooh 9-coin Collection.
New Royal Mint 50p Coin Celebrates British Diversity
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A new fifty pence coin minted by the Royal Mint seeks to embrace all elements of diversity in Britain.