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Tweeting 1,100 years of history (and counting!) as the original maker of British coins, home of precious metals.
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We are proud to unveil the first official coin portrait of King Charles III which has been designed by Martin Jennings FRSS and personally approved by His Majesty. The first coins to feature the effigy are part of a memorial collection for Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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Happy Birthday #CaptainTomMoore! As a thank you and reminder of another time you rose to the challenge on behalf of our country, we've sent you a Silver Proof #VEDay75 Commemorative Coin - the 100th struck in our factory. Enjoy your day! #HappyBirthdayCaptainTom #ColonelTomMoore
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📢 The first coins bearing His Majesty King Charles III's portrait are striking as we speak, and you can expect to see 50ps featuring the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial design on the reverse side of the coins in your change before Christmas. @RoyalFamily
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A very Happy Birthday to Her Majesty The Queen! 🎉 @RoyalFamily. Here are all 5 of her portraits which have featured on coins throughout the years since 1953.
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Wishing a very happy birthday to Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales! 🥳
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Wishing a very happy birthday to Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales! 🥳 @KensingtonRoyal
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A very Happy 40th Birthday to His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge! 🎉 @KensingtonRoyal
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To commemorate 70 years of heart and devotion, we are proud to continue our centuries old legacy of striking royal coinage with a tribute to Britain's beloved longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. @royalfamily
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An extra special day at The Royal Mint. We are delighted to have welcomed Lucy and Tim Hawking who struck their very own coins to commemorate their father's outstanding contribution to science. See behind the scenes of their visit! @HawkingFound
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In 2022, His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge celebrates his 40th birthday! 🎉 We are delighted to celebrate with a new coin design. @KensingtonRoyal
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Some positive stats to brighten your Monday! Last Wednesday our engineers had never built a medical visor, today they can produce 1 every 25 seconds! To put this in perspective, over 1000 were made, packed and delivered to 5 hospitals yesterday. #NHSHeroes
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Here is the first look at the 5 coins in our 2023 Annual Sets! The sets mark the beginning of a new chapter in numismatic history as the first to feature the new portrait of His Majesty The King. Find out what we're celebrating: . Launching 3 Jan at 9am
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It's Her Majesty The Queen's #PlatinumJubilee! 🎉 We first welcomed her to The Royal Mint aged 11, joining Queen Mary and 7 year old sister Princess Margaret to see coins being struck. During her reign, Her Majesty has sat for no less than 5 portraits! @RoyalFamily
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On 31 January 2020, a new 50p coin marking the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union will be released. More >>
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In honour of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, The Royal Mint has created a memorial coin to celebrate his life and legacy. The design features a portrait created by Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS that was personally approved by The Duke of Edinburgh:
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Featuring the first official crowned coinage portrait of The King, we are delighted to share that The #Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III UK Coin Collection will be available from 9am on 24 April. @RoyalFamily. Stay up to date:
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A Master of Fantasy. We celebrate the legacy of acclaimed writer JRR Tolkien with a fittingly magical coin design by David Lawrence, honouring the man behind such works as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Part our 2023 Annual Sets:
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From becoming The Prince of Wales at just nine years old to his historic accession to the throne, discover the life and times of His Majesty King Charles III: @RoyalFamily
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We have taken the decision to postpone tonight’s event. Our thoughts are with Her Majesty and her family.
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We are delighted to reveal a special coin collection celebrating Her Majesty The Queen's reign. This collection also marks the first time that Her Majesty's signature has featured on UK coins - uniting the collection. @RoyalFamily
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Long Live The King. Get a closer look at the new coin celebrating the 75th birthday of His Majesty The King. A numismatic tribute, this commemorative coin was personally approved by His Majesty and is part of the 2023 Annual Sets: @RoyalFamily
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A very Happy Birthday to Prince Edward, the new Duke of Edinburgh 🎈.
🎉 Wishing the new Duke of Edinburgh a very Happy Birthday today!. The King has conferred the Dukedom of Edinburgh upon his brother, Prince Edward, on his 59th birthday. 🔗
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A very happy birthday to The Prince of Wales!.
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There are currently thousands of people visiting our website to view the memorial collection for Her Late Majesty. The 50p and £5 BU, Silver and Gold Proof coins are unlimited and will be available until 31 December, so please do not worry.
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We would like to extend our heartfelt sympathy to the @RoyalFamily at this extraordinarily sad time. Her Late Majesty will be dearly missed by all of us at The Royal Mint. Here is a statement from our Chief Executive Officer, Anne Jessopp:
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The Platinum Jubilee is just 70 days away! To celebrate, we’re unveiling the first UK 50p coin to celebrate a royal event - and our celebrations don’t stop there! Sign up to find out more and join our Platinum Jubilee Countdown: 🇬🇧⏰ @RoyalFamily
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We have a magical surprise coming your way! Any guesses?
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Fantastic photos coming through from our #NHSHeroes taking delivery of our TRM Medical Visors! In just a couple of days we've dispatched to The Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Bridgend's Princess of Wales Hospital, The Royal Gwent Hospital and @UHWCriticalCare >
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The new coins of the nation. Representing causes close to His Majesty King Charles III's heart, these are the designs you will start to see on the coins in your change.. Discover special collectable sets to mark this historic moment:
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In exactly one month, His Majesty King Charles III will be crowned at @wabbey. Discover our timeline of the evolution and modernisation of the House of Windsor:
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JRR Tolkien was a gifted writer, skilled poet and accomplished scholar. Join us in paying tribute to the creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with a UK £2 coin. Follow the link to get yours -
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We're proud to reveal the only Sovereign collection to feature a crowned coinage portrait of His Majesty King Charles III, released exclusively to mark the #coronation: @RoyalFamily
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@TreasuryMog What do you mean, #AprilFoolsDay? 😉 . Watch this space. judging by the comments, a cat coin series seems like it could be popular!.
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Happy official birthday to Her Majesty The Queen. We have struck the coins of British monarchs for more than 1,100 years and those struck during Her Majesty's reign chart a journey from a young queen to an experienced, respected head of state @RoyalFamily
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In 1966 we welcomed Her Majesty The Queen to The Royal Mint - and this is her original signature from our visitor book! @RoyalFamily #PlatinumJubilee
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We can confirm that coins struck at The Royal Mint bearing King Charles III's portrait will enter circulation in line with demand from banks and post offices, co-circulating with existing coins featuring Queen Elizabeth II. We'll share further details soon.
King Charles III coins to enter circulation, Royal Mint confirms
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The #Queen 2020 commemorative #coin has received the (rock) royal seal of approval! We’re glad you like it, @DrBrianMay! >> @QueenWillRock @OfficialRMT
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The Stephen Hawking Silver Proof, Gold Proof and Piedfort coins are now 100% reserved online. The Brilliant Uncirculated coin is still available, and comes with this factual pull out poster celebrating the life of Professor Hawking 👇! Get yours here >>
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It just wouldn't be Elton John without a splash of colour - and let's face it, we could all do with a little brightness right now. Here is a behind the scenes video following the colour printing process! More >> @eltonofficial
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Soon we will be releasing a Royal Mint celebration of His Majesty The King’s 75th birthday. Check back on 6 November at 9am. @RoyalFamily
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Mark the end of a British royal and numismatic era with the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Collection. If you would like to add a coin to your collection, you only have until 31 December
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Ok, ok, let's put you out of your misery! . It's. Sovereign on a Sovereign 👑.
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We're proud to support #Pride! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️. We are delighted to reveal a 50p designed by East London artist, writer, and LGBTQ+ activist, Dominique Holmes celebrating 50 years since the first UK Pride event! Sign up for launch updates:
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Here is a closer look at the beautiful 50p design celebrating King Charles III's #coronation by Natasha Jenkins. The design features the exterior of @wabbey, with the royal cypher representing The King inside. Find out more from Natasha: @RoyalFamily
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#PositiveNews. Our engineers are mass producing @NHS approved medical visors and the first batch are now in use at The Royal Glamorgan Hospital. We've also donated PPE equipment to our local NHS to protect front line workers @CwmTafMorgannwg @PublicHealthW
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There's just 1️⃣ day left until Her Majesty The Queen becomes the first British monarch to celebrate a #PlatinumJubilee!. 📸Pictured is the 2022 £5 coin struck to mark this momentous occasion designed by John Bergdahl. @RoyalFamily
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Many happy returns to His Majesty The King! 🎂 @RoyalFamily. If you are celebrating your 75th birthday in 2023, don't forget to enter our giveaway to be in with a chance of winning one of 75 coins struck to celebrate The King's birthday:
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Earlier this year we were granted a sitting at Kensington Palace to capture photographs. The images provided designer Jody Clark, with additional reference material to develop a #coin design, celebrating the #RoyalWedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle:
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His Majesty King Charles III's 1p and 2p circulating coin designs, feature the hazel dormouse and red squirrel. Discover more about the history of animals on coins.
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Merlina, Erin, Rocky, Jubilee, Gripp, Harris and Poppy. Find out more about the #TowerOfLondon’s resident #ravens with Ravenmaster, Chris Skaife! Click here to view our Tower of London Series >> @ravenmaster1 @HRP_palaces @TowerOfLondon #London #history
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To celebrate @eltonofficial's career and raise funds for the Elton John UK Charitable Foundation, we're holding a special charity auction. The top bidder will receive a one of a kind, Royal Mint handcrafted silver medallion - as pictured below with Elton!
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Two bees 🐝🐝 feature on His Majesty King Charles III’s first circulating £1 coin. Find out more about the design:
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Merlina, Erin, Rocky, Jubilee, Gripp, Harris and Poppy. Find out more about the Tower of London’s resident ravens with Ravenmaster, Chris Skaife! Click here to view our Tower of London Series .@TowerOfLondon @HRP_palaces @ravenmaster1 #ravens #coins
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#OnThisDay in 1817 Jane Austen died. 200 years later we honour her life and works on a UK £2 #coin : #JaneAusten200
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HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, joined @RoyalNavy in 1939. On #ArmedForcesDay, we are honouring his life and legacy with a memorial coin design he personally approved: We are also making a £50,000 donation to support the work of the @DofE Award.
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#Maths, #Literacy, #Art and #Design and #Science - we've got all bases covered! Bringing coins to the classroom, download one of our free learning packs created with the expertise of The @RoyalMintMuseum >> #homeschooling #homelearning #education
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Two coins to mark the remarkable life of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. A Sovereign struck in the year of Prince Philip’s birth and one struck in the year of his passing: .#ArmedForcesDay
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We are pleased to unveil the fifth coinage portrait of Her Majesty The Queen #newportrait
http://t.co/yFjUqhuXDc.
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The 50p commemorating His Majesty's #coronation will be available to strike at The Royal Mint Experience from 6 May!. On the 6th itself we'll be open for 24 hours with live TV coverage from @wabbey, & coins will be cased in special dated packaging. More 👉
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This year we honour The Few. The 2015 50p marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain http://t.co/8WpZ5PMHgS
http://t.co/pA6oXU0AyY.
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A design approved by @DrBrianMay and @OfficialRMT, celebrate #British #rock #royalty and global superstars @QueenWillRock with the official UK commemorative coin >>
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His Majesty King Charles III's first circulating coin designs represent subjects close to His Majesty's heart and symbolise the four nations of the United Kingdom. Discover more about them.
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The first Royal Maundy Service took place in the reign of Charles II, when the king gave people undated hammered coins in 1662. Today's ceremony has extra significance as the first time that King Charles III's portrait has featured on Maundy Money coins.
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Thank you for your incredible response to our previous tweet about our medical visors. We have the capability to produce thousands per day, but we need supplies of 1.0mm PET clear plastic. If you can help us, click here to get in touch >> #ProtectOurNHS
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Happy 10th Anniversary to The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge! Did you collect one of the commemorative coins we struck in 2011 to mark the royal wedding? 👇
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We are delighted to gift our 50p coin struck to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen's #PlatinumJubilee to 7,000 children who are taking part in the special Jubilee edition of The #QueensGreenCanopy RFS Junior Forester Award! @royal_forestry @RoyalFamily
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Her Majesty The Queen ascended the throne on 6 February 1952. 70 years later, we have created a special 50p obverse to mark that moment which visitors can strike at The Royal Mint Experience on 6 February 2022. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 9am:
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We're delighted to share that production of the £5 and 50p Brilliant Uncirculated coins in the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Collection is well underway. Keep an eye on your letterboxes, the first coins will be arriving from Thursday ✉️
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On the right, the original. On the left, what the coin would have looked like during Henry VIII's reign!. This was one of the most difficult historic coins to remaster, but thanks to our talented craftspeople and 1,100 years of experience, we were able to achieve it 💪 #history
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Today marks exactly one year since His Majesty King Charles III's #coronation 👑. To celebrate this milestone moment in British royal history, we struck a collection of coins featuring designs personally approved by His Majesty. Find out more about them:
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@TreasuryMog Hi @TreasuryMog, we can't wait to see which photo is chosen! Our coin designers are ready and waiting. We're really glad all the options include your distinguished bow tie.
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Meet Martin Jennings, designer of King Charles III's first official coin portrait and discover how he created this milestone moment in British coinage and @royalfamily history:
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On 30 September 2022, we revealed Martin Jenning's coinage portrait of His Majesty King Charles III to the world on a 50p and £5 coin struck to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II. Discover more from the @RoyalMintMuseum's Chris Barker: @royalfamily
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Our production line is up and running and the first box of @NHS approved Royal Mint Medical Visors is ready for dispatch! We'll keep going to help protect as many #NHSHeroes as we possibly can. Find out more about the visors here > #coronavirus #SaveOurNHS
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Available in Gold Proof, Silver Proof and Brilliant Uncirculated. Own a piece of British history with the Legends of the Raven coin >> @HRP_palaces @TowerOfLondon @ravenmaster1 #TowerOfLondon #London #coins #history #British
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Celebrate one of the world's bestselling and beloved musicians with the @GeorgeMOfficial 2024 UK coin! 🎤. Head this way for a celebration of a true pop icon. 🎉🎵
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‘IN SERVITIO OMNIUM’. His Majesty King Charles III’s first circulating £2 coin design features a Latin edge inscription meaning ‘in the service of all’, alongside flora symbolising the four nations of the United Kingdom. Find out more about it:
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Harry is here! ⚡ We have made a spellbinding 50p to celebrate 25 years of #HarryPotter and the Philosopher’s Stone by @jk_rowling. Wand(er) over to our website to get yours! 🪄✨ @wizardingworld
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#InternationalVolunteersDay - perfect time to recognise everyone dedicated to the success of the @DofE and @intaward. Earlier in 2021 we gifted a coin celebrating the life & legacy of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh to 100 of the scheme's wonderful volunteers 👏 #IVD2021
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His Majesty King Charles III’s definitive coin designs represent all four corners of the United Kingdom. Which design is your favourite? 🤔
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We are expecting a very special visitor next week, @paddingtonbear will be visiting us as his official #coin goes on sale on Monday! To register your interest, visit:
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We are proud to have worked with @NHM_London to bring Britain’s contribution to the discovery of dinosaurs to life. Unearth the first coin in The #DinosauriaCollection 🦕 >> #dinosaurs #palaeoart #Megalosaurus
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A leaf from an oak tree, a capercaillie, a puffin and the Atlantic salmon. Which do you like best? . Discover more about His Majesty King Charles III’s 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p circulating coin designs.
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A reminder that The #Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III UK Coin Collection will be available from 9am on 24 April. Have you entered the special prize draw? We're giving three lucky people three Silver Proof coins from the collection 👉
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Don’t miss The Hogwarts Express – it’s ready to depart from Platform 9 ¾ ! . The 2nd 50p in our 4-coin collection celebrating 25 magical years since the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by @jk_rowling is out now! @WizardingWorld 🚂
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If you have any questions about the portrait or the memorial collection, please head this way 👉
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Keep an eye on your change! His Majesty King Charles III's first definitive 50p coins are entering circulation from today through banks and @PostOffice branches. Let us know if you spot one! @RoyalFamily
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Over the years, it has been a pleasure to welcome His Majesty King Charles III in his former role as Prince of Wales, and other members of the @RoyalFamily to The Royal Mint. Here are a couple of their most memorable visits. #coronation
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"I cannot lead you into battle, I do not give you laws or administer justice, but I can do something else, I can give you my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations". Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.1926 - 2022
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Struck for the monarch, made for the nation. Very soon we’ll be revealing His Majesty King Charles III’s first set of circulating coin designs, which will also be available in special collectable sets. Keep up to date on this special moment in history:
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