The Royal Mint has unveiled a new £5,000 coin – the largest ever made – weighing in it five kilos. Just one of the exclusive coins has been made but it has already been sold for an undisclosed amount. It is part of a new “Great Engravers” series, that celebrates artists …
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Royal Mail is advising its customers to ‘beat the festive rush’ and get letters and parcels sent before the final posting dates. Christmas time at Royal Mail is sure to be the busiest time of the year, and the company wants to make sure all festive cards and letters are …
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The Royal Mail is bidding to block potential strikes by postal workers in the run-up to Christmas because of alleged ballot “irregularities.” The company is taking High Court action against the Communication Workers Union over planned walkouts after claiming it possessed evidence that workers’ ballots were ‘unlawful.’ Strike action was …
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The Royal Mint has released a new coin to mark 100 years of Remembrance. World War One officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919 and the first Armistice Day – later to become Remembrance Day – was held in the grounds of Buckingham …
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A Wallace and Gromit coin has been unveiled to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the animated double-act first hitting the screen. The Royal Mint on Tuesday launched the new 50 pence piece depicting the pair and bearing the Latin inscription “caseus praestans”, which translates as “cracking cheese”. The coin was designed by Wallace and …
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The production of the new 50p Brexit coins are said to have been put on pause as the likelihood that the UK will not leave the EU by October 31 recedes. EU ambassadors have agreed that an extension to the UK’s membership is needed. The Prime Minister insisted Britain could …
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The 50p coin is marking 50 years since it went into circulation, and the Royal Mail has revealed which are the rarest. Rarity gives a coin value as collectors will pay thousands of pounds for an example of there are few of them around. Some 50p coins have seen just …
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If you “value high-quality luxury items that make a statement”, the new Royal Mint Mastercard might be for you. This hallmarked debit card is worth 18 carats… and the basic design is available for a £18,750 fee. The personalised bespoke editions cost even more. They have been developed by the …
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It was the must-have coin of 2019 with over 40,000 joining a waiting list to get their hands on one – and it’s coming back for Christmas. The Royal Mint has dropped a big hint about a new Gruffalo 50p coin. A new coin could be announced on 17 October …
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The Royal Mail will release a special set of stamps with characters from bestselling children’s story The Gruffalo to mark the book’s 20th anniversary. The much-loved story, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, has sold more than 14.5 million copies worldwide and it has been translated into …
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