Despite its beauty, it's thought that no more than a few hundred 'Una and the Lion' coins were struck at the time. This is ...
In a nation where money is counted in pounds, the measure of coins is given great weight – and a lavish ceremony.
The gold five-pound coin was minted in 1839, celebrating the inception of Queen Victoria's rule just two years after it began ...
The coin shows three Red Arrow planes flying in the sky, leaving colourful trails behind them, just like their famous ...
But most remarkably, the reverse shows Her Majesty depicting the character ... Widely considered one of the most beautiful British coins ever issued, the Chief Engraver took the bold step of ...
Released by the Royal Mint in 2018 as part of the “Great British Coin Hunt”, they include references to James Bond, fish and chips, and cricket. Due to their popularity, more of the coins were ...
(AP Video by Tom Rayner) An early medieval silver penny of Guthrum of East Anglia, the first silver coin minted by a Viking ...