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Coin Parade
15.05.2024
List of Emperor Vespasian Coins with descriptions, images, mintages, history and information for coin collectors.
14.05.2024
List of Charles III Two Pound Coins with descriptions, images, mintages, history and info for coin collectors.
Silver denarius of Emperor Hadrian minted around 125-128AD. Mint of Rome. Legend "HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS".
List of Elizabeth II 50 Pence Coins with descriptions, images, mintages, history and info for coin collectors.
13.05.2024
Silver Penny of King Edward III minted at the Durham Mint between 1344 and 1351. Third Coinage. Legend: "CVI TAS DVN EME".
List of William IV Halfcrowns with descriptions, images, mintages, history and info for coin collectors.
12.05.2024
List of Elizabeth I Crowns with descriptions, images, mintages, history and info for coin collectors.
In 1912 Sovereigns were minted in London, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. Just above the date is a small 'M' showing this coin was produced at the Melbourne Mint.
Reverse is a Celtic Cross with a Pimpernel Flower in the centre surrounded by an ancient Torc representing Northern Ireland.
11.05.2024
Elton John 2020 UK One Ounce 0.9999 (99.99%) Gold Proof Coin. The second coin in the Royal Mint "Music Legends" collection.
In 1966 the Prime Minister is still Harold Wilson (Labour) after calling and winning a 31st March General Election. No Proof sovereigns were issued in 1966.
10.05.2024
Silver penny of King Edward I, minted around 1280-1281 at the Bristol Mint. The Reverse shows a long cross, with three beads in each angle.
This is the Five-Pound, two ounce silver proof version of the TIE Fighter coin from the Royal Mint's Star Wars collection.
List of Charles III Silver Britannia coins with descriptions, images, mintages, history and info for coin collectors and investors.
09.05.2024
List of Emperor Domitian Roman Coins with descriptions, images, mintages, history and info for coin collectors.
Gold £2 piece created from gold using 22 carat yellow gold for the inner ring and 22 carat red gold for the outer ring.
Pistrucci’s St George is on the reverse. A small 'S' above the date indicates the sovereign was produced in Sydney, Australia.
08.05.2024
List of Elizabeth II Two Pound Coins with descriptions, images, mintages, history and info for coin collectors.
Reverse shows the White Lion of Mortimer and is the 7th design in The Queen’s Beasts Collection. The White Lion is from Edward IV.
The TIE Fighter is from the Royal Mint's Star Wars™ collection. The TIE Fighter is the iconic image of the Imperial Fleet in Star Wars.
07.05.2024
Bronze Quadrans (a quarter of an As) of Emperor Gaius (better known as Caligula). The letters RCC at the centre record the remission of a tax.
Gold sovereigns can be made in London, Melbourne, Perth or Sydney and can also in the same year have combinations of St George or Shield backs.
06.05.2024
List of Edward VII Florins (2 shillings) with descriptions, images, mintages, history and info for coin collectors.
1825 was a interesting year for the shilling as there are several variants. This third reverse is a lion standing on a crown.
The Reverse, by James Tottle, shows Britannia standing with shield and trident, waves and Union flag in background. Metal is .999 Silver.
05.05.2024
A gold £5, 5-sovereign coin. A large coin containing 39.9 grams of 22K Gold. The Obverse shows old-head or veiled head portrait of Queen Victoria.
800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta. The Reverse, by John Bergdahl, shows King John signing the Magna Carta. Obverse is Queen Elizabeth II.
Old Head coinage, the design was used 1893-1901. SCBC 3939. Diameter 29mm. 1901 was the final year in the reign of Queen Victoria.
List of Charles III 50 Pence Coins with descriptions, images, mintages, history and info for coin collectors.
04.05.2024
List of Charles I Sixpence coins with descriptions, images, mintages, history and info for coin collectors.
The Reverse is a crowned shield within an olive wreath by Jean Baptiste Merlen. The legend is "BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:"
1967 was the first year that South Africa minted the famous 1oz gold Krugerrand. The obverse shows the eponymous Paulus ("Paul") Kruger (1825-1904).
03.05.2024
The set contains: Buckingham Palace £5, Churchill £2, National Gallery £2, RNLI 50p, Team GB & Paralympics GB 50p, plus 2024 definitive coins.
02.05.2024
List of the Roman Emperor Antoninus cois with descriptions, images, mintages, history and info for coin collectors.
The third coin in the Tales of the Earth collection. They were large - 85 feet and weighing 15 tons. Lived about 150 million years ago.
01.05.2024
List Charles II Halfcrowns with descriptions, images, mintages, history and info for coin collectors.
This is the first in a 3 coin collection featuring British folklore from the epic poem Beowulf. The reverse shows Beowulf fighting Grendel.
30.04.2024
The City Views Collection from the Royal Mint continues with the cityscape image of Paris. First of series to show King Charles III.
Numismatics is the study of coin collecting and it also has its own language with many words and terms.
29.04.2024
The design by Eric Sewell has been used on one-pound coins in 1983, 1993, 1998, 2003 and 2008. Edge inscription is DECUS ET TUTAMEN.