Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of appeasing Beijing by waving through plans for a new Chinese ‘super-embassy’ in London which will include ‘spy dungeons’ in the heart of the City. Planning documents for the controversial embassy on the site of the Royal Mint buildings include ‘two suites of anonymous …
Read More »Revealed: Royal Mint declined to produce coins celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s grandchildren because ‘not all of them have an entirely positive public profile’
By CHRIS HASTINGS ARTS CORRESPONDENT Published: 20:21 EST, 25 January 2025 | Updated: 23:31 EST, 25 January 2025 The Royal Mint declined to produce a set of coins celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s grandchildren because it believed some of them didn’t have ‘an entirely positive public profile’. The snub to the …
Read More »Royal Mint hides rare collectable in Christmas advent calendar but only one lucky person will find the ‘striking gold’ item
By James Mcneill Published: 08:01 EDT, 14 October 2024 | Updated: 08:13 EDT, 14 October 2024 The Snowman is featured on a new Royal Mint 50p coin, with a gold version hidden in one of its advent calendars for someone to discover on Christmas Eve. To further celebrate the launch …
Read More »King Edward VIII and the coins that never were: As exhibition reveals monarch’s portrait and scrapped coinage, historian IAN LLOYD tells how ‘vain’ monarch fell out with the Royal Mint over his desire to sit looking left
King Edward VIII was famed for his vanity. As a young man he flouted tradition by wearing the latest fashions, especially flannel trousers with sports coats, ‘turn-ups’ on his trousers and plus-fours for golf. His distinctive way of fixing his necktie has gone down in the history books as the …
Read More »Is this the end of 1p and 2p coins? Royal Mint abandons around £4million worth of copper coins in warehouses across the UK as Treasury officials consider scrapping coppers altogether
By Tash Mosheim Published: 19:55 EDT, 25 August 2024 | Updated: 20:03 EDT, 25 August 2024 The Royal Mint has abandoned around £4million worth of copper coins in warehouses across the UK. Roughly 260 million excess 1p and 2p coins are sitting in cash centres, outnumbering those currently in circulation. …
Read More »High-flying female executive boss wants to take £1.7m out of Royal Mint as she wins tribunal after they refused to let her cancel her resignation from her £123,000-a-year job
Sarah Bradley resigned from the Royal Mint in June 2022 are 13 years at the firm She claimed she was discriminated by the firm on the basis of her ADHD By Darren Boyle Published: 06:11 EDT, 20 July 2024 | Updated: 09:35 EDT, 20 July 2024 A former Royal Mint …
Read More »New 50p coin marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings has been unveiled by the Royal Mint
A new coin marking 80 years since the D-Day landings has been unveiled by the Royal Mint. The design of the ‘tails’ or reverse side of the 50p coin was revealed ahead of the anniversary on June 6. It was designed by David Lawrence with support from Imperial War Museums …
Read More »Side-by-side: King Charles’ first year as head of state compared to the late Queens’ in pictures
A year ago today, King Charles succeeded his late mother Queen Elizabeth II as monarch and was crowned in a regal ceremony inside Westminster Abbey. King Charles’ Coronation was watched by more than 20 million people in the UK and millions more around the world, yet today, His Majesty wishes to mark …
Read More »King Charles’ love of nature is immortalised as Royal Mint issues eight new coins featuring squirrels, doormice and national flowers
He has held a lifelong passion for the natural world and efforts to protect it. Now, King Charles’ love of conservation and the environment have been immortalised in eight new coins unveiled by the Royal Mint which feature animals, flora and fauna that can be found in the UK. The …
Read More »I was arrested after trying to pay for petrol with a £20 COIN! Moment cops quiz driver in ‘legal tender’ row
This is the moment a driver who tried to pay for petrol with a £20 coin was arrested by police at a BP garage. The man, who goes by YouTube name Eye Spy Audit, claims he was arrested by Cleveland Police for making off without payment for using a £20 Royal …
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