British Coins

Silver Britannia What is a Silver Britannia? - Britannia’s are bullion coins minted in Britain. This article covers silver Britannia’s, but the coin is also minted in gold. This is the British silver bullion equivalent to the American Silver Eagle dollar or the Canadian Maple Leaf dollar.
2017 Platinum One Pound Nations Reverse 640x360 New One-Pound Coin Production Hits One Billion: It’s time to get rid of the old pound coins. - The new bi-metallic, 12-sided One-Pound (£1) coin which was launched on 28 March 2017 has now reached a production of one billion. It's time to get rid of the old pound coins.
1889 Crown Reverse The Crown: A Short History of the Famous British coin - The Crown is a very old coin, with origins dating back to Henry VIII. The English Crown first appeared in 1526. It had a value of five shillings (a quarter of a pound) but in 1990 was redenominated to £5. Although still legal tender these days it is effectively a commemorative coin minted in Cupronickel but Silver and Gold are also used.
What are Piedfort coins? - Piedfort coins are struck with the same die so they look like normal coins with the same diameter but are TWICE as thick – and therefore twice the weight. Here's how the practice started.
Gold £5, Gold 5 pounds Gold £5 Coin or Gold Crown? - There are two basic types of Gold Five Pound (£5) Coins - the Gold £5 (Quintuple Sovereign) and the Gold Crown. Here is the difference, how they came about and how to tell them apart.
50 Pence Coin (UK 50p) - You can find more details in our main article for 50p Coins. The British Fifty Pence (50p) coin was introduced in October 1969 as part of [...]
1902 King Edward VII Gold Matt Proof Five Pound Coin - The 1902 King Edward VII Gold Proof Five Pound Coin has quite a rare finish - it's a matt proof.
New Polymer Fiver Launched 13th September 2016 - The new UK Polymer Five Pound note was released on 13th September 2016 by the Bank of England, heralding a new era of plastic materials [...]
2015 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Gold Proof Fifty Pence Piece 50p - 1940 was a critical year for Britain in the Second World War. The Battle of Britain between the RAF and the Luftwaffe was effectively the first all-air battle of modern warfare. It's what Churchill said as 'This was their finest hour'.
2010 Gold Proof Restoration of Monarchy Crown Reverse 2010 Gold Proof ‘Restoration of Monarchy’ Crown (£5) - The 2010 Gold proof Crown (five pounds) was issued to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the Restoration of the Monarchy.