Gold Quarter Ounce 2025 Stories of the Second World War, Coin from United Kingdom - detailed information

Like many other mints, the Royal Mint issues bullion coins in precious metals, having much higher intrinsic value than their face value. The quarter ounce (1/4 oz) gold coins are denominated as Twenty-five Pounds (£25).

The coins are legal tender but are not intended for circulation. They are targeted at bullion investors or collectors who appreciate the special editions as pieces of art. The coins are typically "one-year" types usually issued in parallel with other denominations with the same reverse designs.

This coin commemorates the end of the Second World War.

The mint says about it:
On 3 September 1939, Britain and France declared war on Nazi Germany following its invasion of Poland. The following year, Adolf Hitler’s formidable war machine swept through Western Europe, inflicting a humiliating defeat on the British and the French.

Refusing to capitulate to Nazi aggression, Britain vowed to fight on, bolstered by support from the Soviet Union and the United States when the former was attacked by Germany in 1941 and the latter by Japan in December of that year.

Led by Britain, the US and the Soviet Union, and with the support of the Free French, the Allies united against the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Imperial Japan. Ending in 1945, the Second World War was the bloodiest conflict in history.

The events of the Second World War shaped and influenced modern British society. From the servicemen who fought with extraordinary courage to the factory workers who worked tirelessly to produce munitions, all citizens of the United Kingdom and wider communities in both Britain and across its Empire and the Commonwealth contributed to the war effort.