British Coins

2005 Gold Five Pound Proof Nelson Reverse 2005 Gold 5 Pound Coin – Nelson - 22 Carat Gold Proof £5 piece celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. The coin has a diameter of 38.61mm and weighs 39.94g.
1633-1634 Half-Crown Charles I Obverse 1633 Half Crown – Charles I - This Halfcrown would have been struck between 1633-1634. Silver, Group II, type 2. Tower (London) mint. The Obverse shows King Charles I on horseback holding reins and sword across right shoulder.
1956 Half-Crown Reverse 1956 Halfcrown - The 1956 Halfcrown reverse, by Cecil Thomas, shows a quartered shield of arms, crowned with ER to the sides.
1554 Sixpence Philip and Mary Obverse 1554 Sixpence – Philip and Mary - Minted at the Tower Mint in London with a diameter 27mm. There are some variants. Obverse shows busts of Philip and Mary facing each other.
1988 Half-Sovereign Proof Obverse MJH 1988 Half-Sovereign – Proof - The 1988 Half-Sovereign - Proof. Queen Elizabeth II's third portrait can be seen on the obverse, designed by Raphael Maklouf.
2005 Two Pounds End of Second World War 2 Pounds 2005 Two Pound Coin – End of WW2 - 2005 Two Pound Coin - End of WW2. 2005 was the 60th anniversary of VE Day - the end of the second World War in 1945 and Victory in Europe.
2019 Two Pound Proof STandard Reverse 2019 Two Pound Coin – Britannia Standard Reverse - The 2019 £2 Reverse, by Antony Dufort, is the standard (non-commemorative) reverse design which has been used since 2015.
1551-1553 Threepence – Edward VI 1551-1553 Threepence – Edward VI - Silver threepence of King Edward VI. Third period. Minted between 1551 and 1553 at the Tower (London) Mint.
991-997 Penny Ethelred II Rochester Mint Obverse 991 Penny – Aethelred II Rochester - Silver Penny of Aethelred II (also known as Ethelred the Unready). Minted 991-997 at the Rochester mint of moneyer Sidewine.
1578-1579 Penny Elizabeth I Obverse 1578-1579 Penny – Elizabeth I - Hammered Silver Penny of Elizabeth I, minted between 1578 and 1579 at the Tower Mint in London. Fifth issue, 0.921 silver. Diameter 15mm. Mint mark is a cross.