Collectable Coins

Winnie the Pooh And Friends Collection

Winnie the Pooh’s loyal friend Piglet features on the latest 50p coin inspired by the timeless stories of A. A. Milne and featuring the charming illustrations of E. H. Shepard.

Beatrix Potter

The Lady Behind the Loveable Characters: The Life and Stories of Beatrix Potter™ The wonderful world of Beatrix Potter™ has graced the lives of many; a pioneer of storytelling, she created many small books for many small hands. Both her characters and tales have been cherished for more than 100 years and her legacy lives on through them.

The Gruffalo 50p Coin

The Gruffalo 50p coin celebrating 20 years since The Gruffalo was first published.

Wallace & Gromit

The beagle has landed! Thirty years after A Grand Day Out was first shown in November 1989, the film’s stars Wallace and Gromit land on the surface of a 50p coin.

Paddington™

Paddington hails from Darkest Peru, but he has made himself very much at home in Britain, making friends wherever he goes, including encounters with the Royal Family!

The Snowman™

The Snowman™ 2020 has arrived

The Tower of London

In 2019 we began a series celebrating the iconic Tower of London and now four new £5 coins join the collection for 2020.

Queen Victoria

Explore the coinage of the long-reigning and popular monarch Queen Victoria.

George III

During the 59 years George III was on the throne, Britain fought wars across continents, experienced industrial and agricultural revolutions.

Remembrance Day

Of the millions of soldiers that died during the First World War, many were recorded as missing in action battle concluded. A ceremony in 1920 paid tribute to those who never returned.

The end of the Second World War

2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

The 75th anniversary of VE Day

In 2020, we remember the first hopeful steps towards lasting peace and the promise of a brighter future with a commemorative £2 coin.

Armistice

Part of a five-year programme of commemoration.

The 75th anniversary of D-Day

On 6 June 1944, the attack Hitler feared finally came. We retell the story of the plan that turned the tide of the Second World War.

Diversity Built Britain 50p Coin

To celebrate the enormous contribution people from all ethnic backgrounds have made to building Britain, The Royal Mint has struck a new coin. It marks a moment to respect everyone’s part in the story of our nation and a time to look forward together.

Elton John

Through Music Legends we are celebrating some of the country’s most important and popular artists. No such collection would make sense without the inclusion of Elton John, the superstar who has been delighting fans for more than half a century.

British Red Cross

Honouring the 150-year legacy of this remarkable charity, this commemorative coin features bespoke artwork by Henry Gray. The coin bears the words ‘The Power of Kindness’ in prominent positioning beneath the design, illustrating the organisation’s ethos of selflessness, compassion and goodwill.

Queen

Formed in London in the early 1970s, Queen augmented their hard rock sound with pop sensibilities, redefining the genre and elevating it to another level. Recording a string of smash hits, fans flocked to see them live, their foot-stomping anthems and epic ballads delivered with panache by their flamboyant frontman, tragically gone too soon.

Mayflower

In the chill of a mid-November morning in 1620, a small converted merchant ship appeared off the coast of Cape Cod, in the modern-day US state of Massachusetts. One or two European ships had passed this way before, exploring the New World, but the 102 passengers of the Mayflower – storm-tossed and seasick – were here to stay.

Great British Coin Hunt 10p

Join the official Great British Coin Hunt and collect all 26 A-Z coins – letter by letter.

The Dinosauria Collection

For millions of years, dinosaurs roamed the planet before they became extinct. Their fossilised remains lay buried underground until the earth was ready to give them up. And the story of their discovery starts right here in Britain.

The Representation of the People Act 1918

The Representation of the People Act 1918 was a big step on the journey towards the voting rights we enjoy today in the United Kingdom. It gave the right to vote to all men over the age of 21, and any man 19 or older who had served in the armed forces. Most significantly, women received the right to vote for the first time in history.

Wedgwood

Commemorating the 260th anniversary of the formation of Wedgwood, the £2 Wedgwood coin was designed by the company that carries his name to this day. The primary image features an interpretation of the Jasperware vase that is perhaps the company's best-known product.

Royal Academy

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the RA, we have collaborated with the RA to create a silver Proof £5 coin. Designed by internationally acclaimed architect Sir David Chipperfield RA, who also led the redevelopment of the Royal Academy of Arts, the coin design features the facade of Burlington House.

James Bond

Our celebration of all things Bond has begun with the first release in the James Bond collection – a coin featuring the Aston Martin DB5. As we pay tribute to the evolution of Bond and the secret agent we see today, we look back at the origins of the world-famous spy.

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes is a name synonymous with the crime fiction genre, as is his creator Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle. As a giant of crime fiction, Sherlock Holmes inspired a legacy of characters in fiction and Conan Doyle influenced generations of authors who still heed his work today.

Frankenstein

For 200 years, Frankenstein has captured our imaginations. The story has been at the forefront of debates of radical thinking, scientific advancements and public perception since it was first published in 1818, when Mary Shelley was 21 years old. She had written the novel three years before its publication when she was just 18.

Game of Thrones™

These limited edition covers feature a stamp sheet including ten stamps and an information card written by Game of Thrones expert Tom Huddlestone, detailing the alliances and bad blood between the great houses of Westeros in the battle for the seven kingdoms.

Marvel™ Limited Edition Medal Covers

Star Wars™

As a new generation of filmgoers are introduced to the epic space saga, Royal Mail has produced a stamp and coin cover celebrating some of the series’ most iconic characters. Royal Mail’s striking stamps are accompanied by a specially commissioned Royal Mint medal.

Winnie the Pooh And Friends Collection

Winnie the Pooh’s loyal friend Piglet features on the latest 50p coin inspired by the timeless stories of A. A. Milne and featuring the charming illustrations of E. H. Shepard.

Paddington™

Paddington hails from Darkest Peru, but he has made himself very much at home in Britain, making friends wherever he goes, including encounters with the Royal Family!

Rosalind Franklin

Rosalind Franklin’s brilliant mind and tireless dedication enabled breakthroughs in multiple fields. Best known today for her research into DNA, Franklin was a world authority on the chemical structure of viruses, as well as coal and graphite.

Captain Cook

Early in his naval career, James Cook’s detailed charts of the Saint Lawrence River were crucial to a successful British attack against French-held Quebec during the Seven Years War. He was then given his own ship with the mission of charting the island of Newfoundland and his reputation as a fine cartographer helped him to win command of HM Bark Endeavour for his first ‘voyage of discovery’.

William Wordsworth

William Wordsworth is one of the most popular poets to have written in the English language. His ode to love and joy, ‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’, commonly known as ‘Daffodils’, is amongst the nation’s favourites. To commemorate the 250th anniversary of his birth and celebrate the life and work of one of Britain’s greatest literary figures, The Royal Mint has struck a special £5 coin.

Stephen Hawking

A brilliant physicist, Stephen Hawking had a gift for making the complex relatable. Thanks to his keen mind and infectious enthusiasm, a whole new audience grappled with the fundamentals of time and space.

Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys began his diary in 1660 and ended up covering nearly a decade of change in Britain. His eyewitness accounts of great events like the coronation of Charles II and the horrors of the Great Fire of London and the Great Plague appear alongside...

Beatrix Potter

The Lady Behind the Loveable Characters: The Life and Stories of Beatrix Potter™ The wonderful world of Beatrix Potter™ has graced the lives of many; a pioneer of storytelling, she created many small books for many small hands. Both her characters and tales have been cherished for more than 100 years and her legacy lives on through them.

Elton John

Through Music Legends we are celebrating some of the country’s most important and popular artists. No such collection would make sense without the inclusion of Elton John, the superstar who has been delighting fans for more than half a century.

Queen

Formed in London in the early 1970s, Queen augmented their hard rock sound with pop sensibilities, redefining the genre and elevating it to another level. Recording a string of smash hits, fans flocked to see them live, their foot-stomping anthems and epic ballads delivered with panache by their flamboyant frontman, tragically gone too soon.