Celebrating our Coins of the Year 2021

With so much going on in the world, 2021 was still a great year for coins as The Royal Mint welcomed an array of stunning new designs including The Queens Beasts and The Tudor Beasts ranges; 100 years since the discovery of Insulin and a new Sovereign design to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. We also welcomed beautifully illustrated new additions to our childhood character ranges, from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Mr Men Little Miss to The Snowman

You have voted in the thousands to conclude what is your 2021's most loved coin design.

And the winner is...

1.The Queen s Beasts 2021 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin

2. The 50th Anniversary of Decimal Day 2021 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin

3. The 95th Birthday of Her Majesty the Queen 2021 £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin

4. Gothic Crown Quartered Arms 2021 UK 5oz Silver Proof Coin

5. The Remembrance Day 2021 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin

#	Title	Votes
35	Little Miss Sunshine The 50th Anniversary of Mr Men Little Miss 2021 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coloured Coin Read More	6 votes 0.14%
34	Through the Looking Glass 2021 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Colour Coin Read More	6 votes 0.14%
33	Dimorphodon 2021 UK Brilliant Uncirculated Colour 50p Coin Read More	7 votes 0.16%
32	The Greyhound of Richmond 2021 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Read More	9 votes 0.21%
31	Owl 2021 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coloured Coin Read More	9 votes 0.21%
30	Mr Strong and Little Miss Giggles The 50th Anniversary of Mr Men Little Miss 2021 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coloured Coin Read More	10 votes 0.23%
29	Temnodontosaurus 2021 UK Brilliant Uncirculated Colour 50p Coin Read More	11 votes 0.25%
28	Plesiosaurus 2021 UK Brilliant Uncirculated Colour 50p Coin Read More	16 votes 0.37%
27	Mr Happy The 50th Anniversary of Mr Men Little Miss 2021 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coloured Coin Read More	18 votes 0.42%
26	The Seymour Panther 2022 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Read More	20 votes 0.46%
25	The Griffin of Edward III 2021 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Read More	21 votes 0.49%
24	Mahatma Gandhi 2021 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Read More	25 votes 0.58%
23	The 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Sir Walter Scott 2021 UK £2 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Read More	26 votes 0.60%
22	Lunar Year of the Tiger 2022 United Kingdom £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Read More	31 votes 0.72%
21	The Gold Standard 2021 UK One Ounce Gold Proof Coin Read More	35 votes 0.81%
20	Tigger 2021 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coloured Coin Read More	44 votes 1.02%
19	Charles Babbage 2021 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Read More	45 votes 1.04%
18	The Who 2021 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coloured Coin Read More	51 votes 1.18%
17	Peter Rabbit 2021 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Read More	55 votes 1.27%
16	Alice s Adventures in Wonderland 2021 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Colour Coin Read More	57 votes 1.32%
15	John Logie Baird 2021 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Read More	57 votes 1.32%
14	Alfred the Great 2021 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Read More	68 votes 1.58%
13	Winnie the Pooh Friends 2021 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coloured Coin Read More	70 votes 1.62%
12	Celebrating the Life and Work of H G Wells 2021 UK £2 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Read More	105 votes 2.43%
11	The 150th Anniversary of the Royal Albert Hall 2021 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Read More	114 votes 2.64%
10	The Snowman 2021 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Colour Coin Read More	131 votes 3.04%
9	Team GB 2021 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Read More	198 votes 4.59%
8	The Sovereign 2022 Gold Proof Coin Read More	220 votes 5.10%
7	100 Years of Insulin 2021 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Read More	253 votes 5.86%
6	HRH The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh 2021 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Read More	255 votes 5.91%
5	The Remembrance Day 2021 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Read More	288 votes 6.68%
4	Gothic Crown Quartered Arms 2021 UK 5oz Silver Proof Coin Read More	288 votes 6.68%
3	The 95th Birthday of Her Majesty the Queen 2021 £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Read More	308 votes 7.14%
2	The 50th Anniversary of Decimal Day 2021 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Read More	682 votes 15.81%
1	The Queen s Beasts 2021 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Read More	775 votes 17.96%

Did you know you can now browse all the coins of the year in our UK Coin Archive?

2022 UK Coins

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UK Coin Archive

With a wide range of coins that commemorate British landmark events and anniversaries, we at The Royal Mint have a fair few coin designs to both admire and reminisce - take a trip down memory lane with the help of our archive.