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New £2 London Underground Coins In Circulation

Currency celebration of the tube 150th anniversary.

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Charles Dickens £2 Coin To Enter Circulation

Hard Times? This new specie should help.

(STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 27TH JULY 19:30 BST) London 2012 Olympic medals

London 2012 Olympic Medals Unveiled

Big, bold and full of gold (silver and bronze)

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London Gets Minted

London has been encapsulated in monetary form as part of the Royal Mint’s new series commemorating the UK’s capital cities. The pound coin, which is available to purchase from the Mint for £4.75, largely features images associated with the Corporation of the City of London, …

How the coin should look

Design An Olympic Coin

How the coin should look Aged 6 to 12? Enjoy designing national currencies? Then do we have the perfect competition for you. The Royal Mint seeks imaginative designs for commemorative Olympic coins and wants the country’s youngsters to lead the way. (Presumably, the logic runs: …