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The British decimal ten pence (10p) coin - often pronounced ten pee - is a unit of currency equaling ten one-hundredths of a pound sterling. The circulating coins went through a few transformations: initially, they were large, with dimensions equivalent to the pre-decimal two shilling (florin) coin, and featured a crowned lion reverse; in 1992 this was changed to a smaller 10p coin, retaining the same design. In 2008 though the reverse was changed to Matthew Dent's design; in a world-first concept, the designs for the 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p coins depict sections of the Royal Shield that form the whole shield when placed together (the shield in its entirety being featured on the £1 coin). Starting from 2012, the 10p coin was changed from cupro-nickel to nickel-plated steel. During all this time, the denomination was only used to issue regular circulating coins. In 2018 however, the Royal Mint made history by starting a "coin hunt" when it issued the 10p A-Z Collection - a series of circulating commemorative coins, each featuring a letter of the alphabet and a British Heritage symbol with a name starting with that letter. Due to their very low mintage, these are avidly collected by the public though and do not, strictly speaking, circulate in any realistic manner. The 10p coin is legal tender for amounts up to £5. | ||||
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Royal Mint |
Coin Name | Reverse | Obverse | Details |
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Ten Pence 2018 A - Angel of the North | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 376,704 |
Ten Pence 2018 B - Bond... James Bond | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 380,378 |
Ten Pence 2018 C - Cricket | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 363,363 |
Ten Pence 2018 D - Double Decker Bus | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 357,475 |
Ten Pence 2018 E - English Breakfast | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 368,264 |
Ten Pence 2018 F - Fish and Chips | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 354,048 |
Ten Pence 2018 G - Greenwich Mean Time | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 351,133 |
Ten Pence 2018 H - Houses of Parliament | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 355,933 |
Ten Pence 2018 I - Ice Cream | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 367,505 |
Ten Pence 2018 J - Jubilee | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 352,692 |
Ten Pence 2018 K - King Arthur | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 356,292 |
Ten Pence 2018 L - Loch Ness | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 366,695 |
Ten Pence 2018 M - Mackintosh | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 359,254 |
Ten Pence 2018 N - NHS | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 368,969 |
Ten Pence 2018 O - Oak Tree | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 359,512 |
Ten Pence 2018 P - Postbox | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 354,269 |
Ten Pence 2018 Q - Queuing | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 345,768 |
Ten Pence 2018 R - Robin | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 368,927 |
Ten Pence 2018 S - Stonehenge | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 365,357 |
Ten Pence 2018 T - Tea | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 355,254 |
Ten Pence 2018 U - Union Flag | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 354,335 |
Ten Pence 2018 V - Villages | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 352,236 |
Ten Pence 2018 W - World Wide Web | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 353,127 |
Ten Pence 2018 X - X Marks the Spot | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 349,117 |
Ten Pence 2018 Y - Yeoman Warder | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 353,386 |
Ten Pence 2018 Z - Zebra Crossing | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 350,751 |
Ten Pence 2019 A - Angel of the North | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 113,908 |
Ten Pence 2019 B - Bond... James Bond | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 113,005 |
Ten Pence 2019 C - Cricket | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 113,779 |
Ten Pence 2019 D - Double Decker Bus | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 111,669 |
Ten Pence 2019 E - English Breakfast | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 113,276 |
Ten Pence 2019 F - Fish and Chips | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 110,291 |
Ten Pence 2019 G - Greenwich Mean Time | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 109,960 |
Ten Pence 2019 H - Houses of Parliament | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 111,304 |
Ten Pence 2019 I - Ice Cream | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 111,699 |
Ten Pence 2019 J - Jubilee | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 111,126 |
Ten Pence 2019 K - King Arthur | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 110,319 |
Ten Pence 2019 L - Loch Ness | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 113,471 |
Ten Pence 2019 M - Mackintosh | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 111,427 |
Ten Pence 2019 N - NHS | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 113,619 |
Ten Pence 2019 O - Oak Tree | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 111,190 |
Ten Pence 2019 P - Postbox | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 109,959 |
Ten Pence 2019 Q - Queuing | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 108,787 |
Ten Pence 2019 R - Robin | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 93,173 |
Ten Pence 2019 S - Stonehenge | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 113,338 |
Ten Pence 2019 T - Tea | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 112,105 |
Ten Pence 2019 U - Union Flag | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 110,987 |
Ten Pence 2019 V - Villages | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 109,695 |
Ten Pence 2019 W - World Wide Web | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 89,500 |
Ten Pence 2019 X - X Marks the Spot | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 110,058 |
Ten Pence 2019 Y - Yeoman Warder | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 91,003 |
Ten Pence 2019 Z - Zebra Crossing | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel-plated steel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 90,076 |
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London Mint Office coins. |
Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling |
Sub-type of | Ten Pence |
From | 2018 |
Face Value | 10 (x Penny) |
Current | Yes |
Material | Nickel-plated steel |
Designer | Royal Mint |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 20.5000 mm |
Thickness | 1.5800 mm |
Mass | 3.3000 g |