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2. Coins of the pound sterling - Wikipedia

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   The traditional bullion coin issued by Britain is the gold sovereign, formerly a circulating coin worth 20 shillings (or one pound) and with 0.23542 troy ounces (7.322 g) of fine gold, but now with a nominal value of one pound.

3. List of British banknotes and coins - Wikipedia

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   Introduced in 1990 as a commemorative coin, as a continuation of the old crown, replacing the commemorative role of the twenty-five pence coin. The Valiant: various values: Bullion / collectors' coins issued in 2018 to 2021; 1 troy ounce of silver, with a value of £2, or 10 troy ounces, valued at £10. [8] Twenty pounds: £20

4. Sovereign (British coin) - Wikipedia

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   The sovereign is a British gold coin with a nominal value of one pound sterling (£1) and contains 0.2354 troy ounces (113.0 gr; 7.32 g) of pure gold.Struck since 1817, it was originally a circulating coin that was accepted in Britain and elsewhere in the world; it is now a bullion coin and is sometimes mounted in jewellery.

5. Crown (British coin) - Wikipedia

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   Great Britain (1707—1801) United Kingdom (1801—present) ... From 1990, the face value of new crown coins was raised to five pounds. [1] Preceded by. English crown ...

6. One pound coin - Wikipedia

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   Counterfeit coins are made by different processes including casting, stamping, electrotyping, and copying with a pantograph or spark erosion. [49] In a 2009 survey, 99% of fake £1 coins found in cash centres were made of a nickel-brass, of which three fifths contained some lead and a fifth were of a very similar alloy to that used by the Royal ...

7. Commemorative coins of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   Initially they only came out to mark events of great interest, but since the turn of the millennium have been minted yearly. Until decimalisation crowns (five shilling coins) were used for this purpose as they were the highest denomination of the time, but due to inflation this role has been transferred to higher value coins.