Royalty

British Monarchy

Established more than 1,100 years ago, the link between the The Royal Mint and the British monarchy is a connection that remains strong. We have struck the coins of every British monarch from Alfred the Great to King Charles III, capturing milestone moments along the way.

The Royal Family and The Royal Mint

The Arms of His Majesty King Charles III

Featuring on coins for the first time in 2025, King Charles III’s Royal Arms design by Timothy Noad features subtle changes to Elizabeth II’s Arms.

King Charles III Arms

Coinage Portrait Tradition

As part of a long-standing tradition, each new British monarch faces the opposite way to their predecessor on coins, with only one exception.

Look Left, Look Right

The House of Windsor

The House of Windsor is the current reigning house of the United Kingdom and has produced five monarchs – George V, Edward VIII, George VI, Elizabeth II and Charles III.

Discover the House of Windsor

A Royal History in Coins

The Coinage That Never Was

Edward VIII’s coinage portrait broke with a long-standing tradition dating back to the reign of Charles II in the seventeenth century.

Discover The Story

Queen Elizabeth II’s First Coins

When Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne in 1953, The Royal Mint was asked to mark the occasion with a special set of Proof coins.

Struck For A New Queen

Sovereign of The Month

Discover this month’s Sovereign, chosen for its unique backstory and importance in British coinage history.

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British Royal Coins

Royal Coin Collection

Struck for British monarchs for over 1,100 years, explore our extensive collection of royal coins.

Royal Coins

The Sovereign

Known as our flagship coin, the Sovereign was first struck over 530 years ago, and it has been produced for every British king and queen since 1817.

Chief Coin of The World

Royal Coins by Monarch

The Royal Mint’s story goes all the way back to Alfred the Great and we’ve struck coins for every British monarch since.

British Monarchs

 
 

7 Significant Sovereigns

After ordering The Royal Mint to produce ‘a new money of gold’, Henry VII used the new coin called the Sovereign to strengthen the identity of his reign. In the past 500 years, a select few have become some of the rarest British coins in existence.

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