Royal Mint New Coins
A £5 coin to mark the Queen’s 95th birthday is one of five new commemorative coins released this year, the Royal Mint has confirmed.
In April, the Queen will become the first UK monarch to reach 95.
The release of a £5 coin is typically issued to commemorate significant royal events, although historic events such as the new millennium, and famous military anniversaries, such as the Battle of Waterloo, have also been represented in coin form.
The Royal Mint has released five commemorative coins for 2021, including one to mark the Queen's 95th birthday. (Pic: PA) A new £5 coin will commemorate the Queen's 95th birthday this year.
The new £5 coin is a “floral tribute” featuring the Queen’s own words, “my heart and my devotion”, which references part of a Christmas broadcast from 1957, the first to be televised.
- THE Royal Mint has revealed the rarest 50p coins in circulation. One coin featuring a scene inspired by Kew Gardens could be worth as much as £707. More than 70 different designs have featured on.
- The Britannia has been the Royal Mint’s flagship bullion coin since it was first introduced in 1987. The new edition, which goes on sale starting Oct. 19, introduces layers of new security features.
- The Royal Mint has revealed the rarest 50p coins in circulation – and they could be in your pocket. The 50th anniversary of decimalisation is coming and the UK coin producer is marking the occasion.
In the speech, the Queen told the nation: “In the old days the monarch led his soldiers on the battlefield and his leadership at all times was close and personal.
“Today things are very different.
'I cannot lead you into battle, I do not give you laws or administer justice, but I can do something else, I can give you my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.”
Timothy Noad, the designer of the coin, said: “Her Majesty The Queen is well-known as a lover of flowers and gardens.
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“I like the idea that a posy or bouquet is often presented to The Queen, perhaps on her birthday, and that this could be a tribute from the four nations of the United Kingdom.”
The 250th anniversary of the birth of novelist Sir Walter Scott, the 75th anniversary of the death of author HG Wells and the 75th anniversary of the death of the inventor John Logie Baird will also be honoured in the new release.
Influential Scotsman Sir Walter Scott, author of Rob Roy, Ivanhoe and Waverley, and HG Wells, the science fiction author of The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine, will both be commemorated with £2 coins.
The 50th anniversary of decimalisation, when Britain's modern coins came into force, will be featured on a 50p coin.
Inventor John Logie Baird, who became known for his early prototypes of the television, will also be recognised in a new 50p coin.
Clare Maclennan, Divisional Director of the Consumer Division at The Royal Mint said that the commemorative coins marked “some of the biggest anniversaries in 2021”.
“Each coin is a miniature work of art and has been designed as a treasured keepsake or gift,” she added.
The commemorative five-coin set is now available for purchase from the Royal Mint website in a range of precious metal and base proof finishes, with prices beginning at £30.
LONDON, Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Royal Mint hasannounced they have acquired a rare, 500-year-old, gold Sovereignand the coin will be put up for auction next month.
The Royal Mint's historic coin experts have sourced a Type 2Henry VII Sovereign, one of a select few in the world that are notheld by a museum. The Henry VII Fine Gold Sovereign of Twenty Shillings is the earliest gold Sovereign acollector can own and there are only two examples in privateownership, making it a rare and historic addition to a collection.Struck more than 500 years ago, this rare coin was created toassert the authority of the first Tudor king of England through its splendour and impressiveweight and size. Bids will open at £950,000 for the sought-aftercoin.
Famous for making coins, The Royal Mint successfully expandedinto the sale of rare, historic coins two years ago. The companynow helps customers track down rare examples to add to theircollection and authenticate coins on the secondary market usingtheir unique experience in British coinage.
Rebecca Morgan, DivisionalDirector of Collector Services, comments: 'We are delighted to haveacquired such a rare coin which traces its history to the firstTudor king. We have seen many customers buying historic coins tobring purpose to their collection, either as an investment for thefuture or an heirloom to pass onto the next generation. OurCollector Services division is growing each year, and with 1,100years of expertise, the team here can help enrich and enhance anycoin collection. We set the record for the sale of a Britishhistoric coin at £1 million last year - who knows, perhaps thismight beat the record.'
The coin depicts the crowned Tudor King seated on a throne, inrobes, holding an orb and sceptre, the reverse shows the quarteredshield of England upon a Tudorrose.
The online auction will take place on 4March 2021 and those wishing to bid will need to pay a£20,000 deposit*. This is the first in a series of online auctionsthat will be held by The Royal Mint and there is no buyer'spremium. If you would like to take part in the auction as a bidderor observer, take note of the following steps and register yourinterest by midnight on Monday, 1 March2021.
To register, visit www.royalmint.com/auction/
*Please note that the £20,000 deposit is fully refundable tobidders who are unsuccessful in acquiring the coin at auction.
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