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“The perfect fusion of metal on metal”: You can now buy an official Iron Maiden coin from the UK’s Royal Mint

Heads it‘s King Charles, tails it’s Eddie

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Iron Maiden bestowed with 50th anniversary coin by Royal Mint

Iron Maiden fans can get their hands on a special 50th anniversary coin released by The Royal Mint.

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Iron Maiden added to list of music legends celebrated on Royal Mint coins

The heavy metal band are joining other acts in the Royal Mint’s ‘music legends’ coins series

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The coin is available to buy from The Royal Mint’s website

The Independent UK

Children’s character Zog is celebrated on Royal Mint 50p coins

The 50p joins the Mint’s childhood characters collection, which also includes The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child.

Evening Standard

China’s proposed ‘super embassy poses super risk’ to security, Tories claim

Shadow Cabinet Office minister Alex Burghart accused the Government of being ‘too weak’ to block the plans.

Evening Standard

Royal Mint brings in easy way to authenticate gold bars after ‘unprecedented demand’

The Britannia bullion bar range features advanced security technology already available on the Royal Mint’s coins.

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New Royal Mint gold bars can be authenticated by ‘rotating them in the light’

The Britannia bullion bar range features advanced security technology already available on the Royal Mint’s coins.

Evening Standard

Royal Mint to launch stylish coins celebrating 150 years of Liberty

Liberty has become a hub for design and craftsmanship since it launched in 1875.

Evening Standard

New coin to mark 80 years since VE Day is launched by Royal Mint

A 101-year-old WWII veteran took part in the coin striking

The Independent UK

Coins to mark 80 years since VE Day launched by Royal Mint

The 50p coin design, available to buy from Thursday, features a dove of peace and the inscription ‘In peace goodwill’.

The Independent UK

Bullion coin sales soar as Britons flock to ‘protect wealth’, Royal Mint says

The UK’s official maker of British coins said the surge reflects people turning to so-called ‘safe haven’ assets in a bid to protect their wealth.

Evening Standard

Gold price surges to fresh all-time high as Trump trade war rattles markets

Analysts said the spike reflects investors searching for so-called ‘safe haven’ assets.

The Independent UK

Royal Mint strikes a chord with Beatles fans, releasing coin honouring John Lennon

Money can’t buy you love, but £18.50 can buy you a John Lennon coin

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John Lennon gets honored on UK coin collection in what would have been his 85th year

John Lennon is being honored in a specially minted British coin collection to mark the year the Beatles legend and peace advocate would have turned 85

Evening Standard

John Lennon commemorative coin to be launched by Royal Mint

Lennon follows fellow Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, David Bowie and Dame Shirley Bassey in being celebrated on a coin

Evening Standard

Beatrix Potter coin with tiny error selling for £25,000

In 2017, the Royal Mint produced nearly 20 million Peter Rabbit 50ps to celebrate the beloved children's author Beatrix Potter

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Sir Paul McCartney gold and silver coins put up for auction

A 5kg gold coin was signed by Sir Paul during his Got Back tour.

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Protesters against proposed Chinese ‘mega-embassy’ in London clash with police

More than 1,000 people gathered outside the historic former site of the Royal Mint on Tower Hill.

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Red Arrows 50p coin takes off from Royal Mint

The collectable coins have been crafted with the Red Arrows ethos of precision and quality in mind, the Royal Mint said.

Evening Standard

Rare Brexit 50p coin could be worth over £40,000 — check your change now

Britons are urged to check their loose change for a rare Brexit 50p coin that could be worth over £40,000. Two coins with a wrong exit date have surfaced, potentially fetching high auction prices

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George Orwell to be honoured on new £2 coin by Royal Mint

Author of Nineteen Eighty-Four to be commemorated on coin to coincide with 75th anniversary of his death

Evening Standard

George Orwell celebrated on new Royal Mint £2 coin to mark 75th anniversary of 1984 author's death

The Royal Mint said the commemorative coin is being released to mark the 75th anniversary of the author’s death

The Independent UK

George Orwell celebrated on new ‘Big Brother is watching you’ coin

The coin marks the 75th anniversary of the author’s death

Evening Standard

Queen Mother and Red Arrows feature on new Royal Mint coin designs for 2025

The Royal Mint’s 2025 commemorative coin sets will be available from January 2.

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