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  Maundy Money

  Maundy money started in the reign of Charles II with an undated issue of hammered coins in 1662. The coins were a fourpenny, threepenny, twopenny and one penny piece...

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  Starting with the finish – the art of minting

  Proof coins represent the pinnacle of the minter’s art - we explain what goes into producing them at The Royal Mint.
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  The UK coins that never were

  Designing Britain's decimal coins began in 1961, far earlier than you may imagine.
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  One country. Two Queens. Three centuries.

  Queen Elizabeth II is the great, great, great granddaughter of Queen Victoria and it appears while some things run in families, others definitely do not.
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  Cupro Nickel Replacement Programme

  In January 2013, the Royal Mint began a programme to recover cupronickel five pence and ten pence coins from circulation.

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  Remembrance Day

  For those who wish to remember the fallen and support the Royal British Legion, The Royal Mint is marking this important tradition by issuing this stunning Alderney £5 coin.
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