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2. Commemorative coins of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   2019: Fifty Years of the Fifty Pence - British Military Set; 2019: 20th anniversary of The Gruffalo (2 coins) - The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo & Mouse; 2019: Innovation in Science set (1st coin) - Stephen Hawking; 2019: Beatrix Potter (4th series) - Peter Rabbit; 2019: 30th anniversary of A Grand Day Out (Wallace and Gromit) 2019: The Snowman ...

3. Proof coinage - Wikipedia

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   Beginning in 1950, customers could order proof coins only as complete sets. A 1969 United States Mint Proof set of 5 coins including 40% silver Kennedy half dollar From 1950 to 1955, proof sets were packaged in a box and each of the five coins was sealed in a cellophane bag. 1955 saw both the original "box" packaging and introduced the flat ...

4. History of the British penny (1901–1970) - Wikipedia

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   Most of the 1950 and 1951 pieces were sent to Bermuda, where many of them were retrieved from circulation and repatriated by British coin dealers because of their relative scarcity. Although commerce did not require them in 1953, pennies which bore the likeness of Elizabeth II were minted in sets which were sold to the public, using an obverse ...

5. Coins of the pound sterling - Wikipedia

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   The anniversary themes are continued until at least 2009, with two designs announced. For a complete list, see Two pounds (British decimal coin). From 2018 to 2019 a series of 10p coins with 26 different designs was put in circulation "celebrating Great Britain with The Royal Mint's Quintessentially British A to Z series of coins". [35]

6. Penny (British pre-decimal coin) - Wikipedia

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   Pennies minted in 1950 and 1951 were for overseas use only. One 1952 penny, believed to be unique, was struck by the Royal Mint. The worldwide shortage of tin during the Second World War caused a change in the alloy in 1944 to 97% copper, 0.5% tin, 2.5% zinc, but this bronze tarnishes unattractively, and the original 95.5% copper, 3% tin, 1.5% ...

7. Penny (British decimal coin) - Wikipedia

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   The British decimal one penny (1p) coin is a unit of currency and denomination of sterling coinage worth 1 ⁄ 100 of one pound.Its obverse featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the coin's introduction on 15 February 1971, the day British currency was decimalised, until her death on 8 September 2022.

8. Five pounds (British coin) - Wikipedia

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   The British five pound (£5) coin is a commemorative denomination of sterling coinage. As of October 2022, the obverse of new coins feature the profile of King Charles III . The obverse previously depicted Queen Elizabeth II between the coin's introduction in 1990 and the Queen's death in 2022.

9. Lunar Series (British coin) - Wikipedia

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   The Lunar or Shēngxiào (生肖) coin series is a collection of British coins issued by the Royal Mint, featuring the Chinese zodiac in celebration of Chinese New Year. First issued in 2014, the series has been minted in varying denominations of silver and gold, as both bullion and proof.