Legend Numismatics

The Royal Mint

The Royal Mint has an unbroken history of minting British coinage dating back over 1,100 years. Based in the Tower of London for over 500 years, by 1812 the Mint had moved out of the Tower to premises on Tower Hill in London. In 1967, the building of a new Royal Mint began on its current site in South Wales, UK, to accommodate the minting of UK decimal coinage. Today, the Mint is the world’s largest export mint, supplying coins to the UK and overseas countries.
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2023 Royal Mint Definitive Set. Image: CoinWeek / Royal Mint.

Royal Mint Introduces New Circulating Coin Designs

Reflecting King Charles III's famous support of conservation and environmentalism, The Royal Mint recently revealed new designs for circulating UK coins, from the pence...
Seymour Unicorn coin. Image: Royal Mint.

Seymour Unicorn Latest Tudor Beast Coin From The Royal Mint

The fifth entry in The Royal Mint's Royal Tudor Beasts Collection is a coin featuring the Seymour Unicorn. Working together with Historic Royal Palaces, the...
2024 Britannia Silver Coin.

Royal Mint Releases 1st 2024 Britannia Bullion Coins

The Royal Mint of the United Kingdom has launched both the gold and 1oz silver 2024 Britannia bullion coins, both of which feature the...
The rarest circulating coins issued during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Image: Royal Mint.

Royal Mint Lists Rarest Elizabeth II Circulating Coins

  * * * The Royal Mint has revealed some of the rarest coins to enter circulation during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. The list...
J.R. Tolkein Commemorative Bi-Metallic Coin. Image: Royal Mint.

Royal Mint Commemorates JRR Tolkien on New Coin

  The Royal Mint commemorates the life and work of JRR Tolkien with a new £2 collectable coin marking 50 years since his death. The coin...
Royal Mint releases 50p coins celebrating King Charles III’s Coronation into circulation

Charles III Coronation 50p Coins Enter Circulation

The Royal Mint has announced that a special 50p coin marking His Majesty King Charles III’s coronation will start to appear in circulation from...
The Police Royal Mint Commemorative Coins.

Royal Mint Commemorates Rock Band The Police on New Coins

On Monday, July 24, The Royal Mint, official maker of UK coins, unveiled a set of commemorative coins celebrating music pioneers The Police. Coinciding...

Royal Mint Unveils First Coin in Star Wars Collection

The Royal Mint has unveiled the first coin design in its new Star Wars collection globally, as part of a coin reveal event from...
Royal Mint Welcomes Music Legend Dame Shirley Bassey to Strike Her Own Coin

Royal Mint Welcomes Music Legend Dame Shirley Bassey to Strike Her Own Coin

On Monday, June 26, The Royal Mint, official maker of coins for the United Kingdom, unveiled a collectable coin celebrating Dame Shirley Bassey with...
Royal Mint Marks 75th Anniv. of Windrush Arrival on New 50p

Royal Mint Marks 75th Anniv. of Windrush Arrival on New 50p

The Royal Mint has collaborated with multidisciplinary artist Valda Jackson, to design a 50p marking the 75th anniversary of HMT Empire Windrush arriving in...
Royal Mint Unveils Remastered Charles II Coin for British Monarchs Collection

Royal Mint Unveils Remastered Charles II Coin for British Monarchs Collection

The Royal Mint, official maker of UK coins, has unveiled the seventh coin in its British Monarchs Collection, featuring a remastered portrait of Charles...
Royal Mint Charles I Remastered coin. Image: Royal Mint.

Royal Mint Unveils Remastered Charles I Coin in British Monarchs Collection

The Royal Mint has unveiled the sixth coin in its British Monarchs Collection featuring the remastered portrait of Charles I. This is the...
2023 Britannia Commemorative Silver Coin. Image: Royal Mint UK.

Royal Mint Launches 2023 Britannia Collection

The Royal Mint has unveiled its 2023 Britannia commemorative collection – the first to bear His Majesty King Charles III’s official portrait. This...
Royal Mint Introduces Bull of Clarence to Tudor Beasts Collection

Royal Mint Introduces Bull of Clarence to Tudor Beasts Collection

The Royal Mint, in collaboration with Historic Royal Palaces, has revealed the fourth coin in the 10-coin Royal Tudor Beasts Collection, The Bull...
Royal Mint Launches First Coin in Myths and Legends Collection

Royal Mint Launches First Coin in Myths and Legends Collection

The Royal Mint has launched the first commemorative coin in its Myths and Legends Collection, featuring King Arthur. The King Arthur coin is...
Royal Mint Celebrates Flying Scotsman Centenary With £2 Coin

Royal Mint Celebrates Flying Scotsman Centenary With £2 Coin

The Royal Mint has launched a collectable £2 coin to mark the 100th anniversary of Flying Scotsman. The Royal Mint’s talented design team...
First Charles III Coins, Largest Royal Mint Coin Submitted to Trial of the Pyx

First Charles III Coins, Largest Royal Mint Coin Submitted to Trial of the Pyx

The Royal Mint’s coins have been submitted for quality testing in the annual Trial of the Pyx at Goldsmiths’ Hall in the City...
Royal Mint Unveils Henry VIII Coin for British Monarchs Collection

Royal Mint Unveils Henry VIII Coin for British Monarchs Collection

First coin in the collection to feature His Majesty King Charles III’s official coinage portrait   The Royal Mint, the official maker of UK coins, has...
Royal Mint Unveils Britannia 2023 Bullion Coin Bearing King Charles III’s Portrait

Royal Mint Unveils Britannia 2023 Bullion Coin Bearing King Charles III’s Portrait

The Royal Mint is the first Mint in the world to introduce King Charles III’s official portrait onto bullion coins, with His Majesty’s effigy...
Royal Mint Reveals 1st 2023 Commemorative Coins Bearing King's Official Portrait

Royal Mint Reveals 1st 2023 Commemorative Coins Bearing King’s Official Portrait

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