British Coins

2020 Royal Arms Gold 1oz - Royal Arms is a one troy ounce 999.9 fine gold bullion coin from the Royal Mint. The Royal Arms is the official Coat of Arms for the British monarch and includes the Lion of England and the Unicorn of Scotland. Diameter is 32.69mm and Denominated as £100.

810 Penny – Coenwulf of Mercia - Silver Penny of King Coenwulf of Mercia. Struck around 810-821 at the Canterbury Mint. Moneyer was Oba. Anglo-Saxon, Kings of Mercia. Diameter 21mm.

1087-1100 Penny – William II - 1087-1100 Silver Penny of William II. This is the BMC type 2, cross in quatrefoil type. The mint is said to be Ilchester (near Yeovil, Somerset, England). moneyer Lifwine.

1937 Penny – George VI - The 1937 Penny was the first issue of the George VI pennies. The Obverse shows a portrait of King George VI by Humphrey Paget.

1843 Gold Sovereign - Reverse is Shield designed by Jean Baptiste Merlen. The Obverse is Queen Victoria Young Head by William Wyon.

1893 Gold Sovereign London - 1893 was the first year of the 'Old Head' portrait of Queen Victoria by Thomas Brock RA. This portrait was used until Victoria's death in 1901.

1911 Gold Sovereign London - The first Gold Sovereign of King George V saw a massive mintage of over 30 million coins. No letter above the date indicates the sovereign was produced in London.

1979 Gold Sovereign Proof - 1979 finally saw the issue of Elizabeth II Proof Sovereigns. Prior to this proofs had been extremely rare. This sovereign has the Arnold Machin Obverse.

2019 Gold Sovereign – India - Minted at the mint in India under licence from the Royal Mint. The sovereigns are minted with the quality control of the Royal Mint and are legal tender in the UK. There is an 'I' mint mark just above the date.

2020 Five Pound Coin – Year of the Rat BU - The 2020 Five Pound Coin for the Lunar Year of the Rat BU: If you were born in 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 then you are in the Year of the Rat.