1889 Double Florin – Victoria
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The Double Florin was only minted from 1887 to 1890, making it one of the shortest lived denominations in British coin history. It was denominated at 4 shillings (4/-). It is a large coin, 36mm in diameter.
British Coins
1889 Double Florin – Victoria
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The Double Florin was only minted from 1887 to 1890, making it one of the shortest lived denominations in British coin history. It was denominated at 4 shillings (4/-). It is a large coin, 36mm in diameter.
1996 Gold 2 Pound Coin – Football
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To commemorate the 10th European Football Championship which were hosted in the UK, the Royal Mint issued this Gold £2 as a 'Celebration to Football'.
2020 Gold Proof 5 Pound Coin – Music Legends: Elton John
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Elton John 2020 UK One Ounce 0.9999 (99.99%) Gold Proof Coin. The second coin in the Royal Mint "Music Legends" collection.
1644 Halfcrown – Charles I
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The Obverse shows King Charles on horseback left, holding reins and raised sword; plumes to right. The Reverse shows the declaration.
1561-1565 Threefarthings – Elizabeth I
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Hammered Silver Threefarthing coin (three-quarters of a penny) of Queen Elizabeth I, minted about 1561-1565 (the coin is dated but digits are worn).
1562 Sixpence – Elizabeth I (SCBC 2595)
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Milled silver Sixpence. Minted in 1562 at the Tower Mint, London (mint mark is a star). Reverse is a Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. SCBC 2597.
2022 Half-Sovereign Proof
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A new reverse for the 2022 Gold Half-Sovereign Proof was created to commemorate the platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
2009 Two Pound Coin – Charles Darwin
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Charles Darwin (1809-1882) is universally known for his work on evolution with his book 'On the Origin of the Species' published in 1859.
2020 Two Pound Coin – Agatha Christie
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Dame Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was a English writer and is the biggest selling novelist of all time with sales of over 2 billion books (only beaten by the Bible and the Shakespeare's works).
1967 Threepence – Elizabeth II
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Nickel-brass 12-sided threepenny bit. Second issue. Effectively the last brass threepence minted as the 1970 was in proof sets only.