British Coins

1087-1100 Penny William II Obverse 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 Obverse 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 Sovereign Young Head Shield Reverse 1843 Gold Sovereign - Reverse is Shield designed by Jean Baptiste Merlen. The Obverse is Queen Victoria Young Head by William Wyon.
1893 Gold Sovereign Obverse 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 Sovereign Reverse 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 Sovereign Proof Reverse 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 Reverse 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 Lunar Year of Rat BU Reverse 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.
2022 1oz Silver Maid Marian Reverse RM 2022 Maid Marian 1oz Silver Bullion £2 - The 2022 1oz Silver Bullion £2 Maid Marian was the second coin in the Royal Mint's Myths and Legends series, following on from Robin Hood.
2020 Fifty Pence Christopher Robin Colour Reverse 2020 50 Pence Coin – Winnie the Pooh: Christopher Robin (Colour) - This was the second coin released in the Royal Mint's Winnie the Pooh 9-coin Collection. Shows Christopher Robin dragging Winnie the Pooh downstairs.