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2026 Dennis The Menace Silver Reverse RM 2026 Dennis The Menace 50p Silver Proof
A 50p coin to celebrate 75 years of Dennis the Menace, a popular cartoon strip that was featured in the Beano comic.
2026 The Fourth Effigy Five Pounds Silver Reverse RM 2026 The Fourth Effigy £5 – Portraits of a Queen – Silver Proof
This coin shows the fourth portrait of Elizabeth II to appear, the Ian Rank-Broadley design, used 1998-2015.
2026 Year of the Horse 1oz Silver Reverse RM 2026 Year of the Horse 1oz Silver
2026 Lunar Year of the Horse, 999 Fine Silver one ounce coin, denominated as £2.
2020 Five Pound Wordsworth BU Reverse RM 2020 William Wordsworth £5
The 2020 William Wordsworth £5. William Wordsworth (1770-1850) is one of England's most famous poets.
1989 Tudor Rose Gold Proof Two Pound Reverse MJH 1989 Tudor Rose Double Sovereign 500th Anniversary
To commemorate the 500th anniversary of the gold sovereign, a completely new design was created for the 1989 sovereign series.
2021 Gold Proof Lunar Year Ox One oz Reverse RM 2021 1oz Gold Proof Coin – Lunar Year of the Ox
The Shengxiào Collection, named after the Chinese zodiac, was introduced by the Royal Mint in 2014.
1873 Sovereign Sydney Reverse RM 1873 Gold Sovereign – Sydney (St George)
Many variations. The horse may have a short or long tail; engravers initials (BP) may or may not be preent; the BP font may be very small; and they can have St George and Shield Reverses.
1928 Wreath Crown Reverse 1928 Wreath Crown – George V
The George V wreath crown design was used between 1927-36 (none minted in 1935 when the 'Rocking Horse' design was used for the King's 25th Jubilee). Low mintages each year.
2021 Fifty Pence Winnie Owl Silver Reverse RM 2021 Winnie the Pooh: Owl 50p
The 2021 Winnie the Pooh Owl 50p shows 'Owl', one of Winnie's good friends and the wisest inhabitant of the Hundred Acre Wood.
1526-1533 Crown of the double-rose Obverse MV 1526-1533 Crown of the double-rose – Henry VIII
The Crown of the double-rose was a 22 carat gold coin denominated as 5 shillings. The letters H and K on the Obverse refer to Henry and Katherine of Aragon.

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