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The ten pence coin is a small circulating denomination of the British (decimal) Pound Sterling. In August 2005 the Royal Mint launched a competition to find new reverse designs for all circulating coins apart from the £2 coin. The winner, announced in April 2008, was Matthew Dent, whose designs were gradually introduced into the circulating British coinage from mid-2008. 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 is featured on the £1 coin. The new 10p coin design, which replaced the earlier 10p design by Christopher Ironside, depicts the first quarter of the shield, showing the lions passant from the Royal Banner of England, with the words TEN PENCE above the shield design. The coin's obverse remains largely unchanged, but the beading (the ring of dots around the coin's circumference), which no longer features on the coin's reverse, has also been removed from the obverse. The ten pence coin was originally minted from cupronickel, but since 2012 it has been minted in nickel-plated steel due to the increasing price of metal. From January 2013, the Royal Mint began a programme to gradually remove the previous cupro-nickel coins from circulation with replacement by the nickel-plated steel versions. Coins issued in 2010 have now been circulating for 15 years. Five pence and ten pence coins are legal tender only up to the sum of £5; this means it is permissible to refuse payment of sums greater than this amount in 5p and 10p coins to settle a debt. | ||||||||||||
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The Definitive Guide to Australian Silver Coins |
Variety | In mint sets | |
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Mintage | Issued: 69,189 (included in total) | |
Details | Mintage data is incomplete (mintage for the 12-coin set is unknown). | |
In Sets |
2010 United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Collection, mintage unknown, limited to 50,000
12 coins: £2 Technology, £2 Florence Nightingale, £1 Royal Shield, £1 London, £1 Belfast, 50p, 50p Girl Guiding, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p - variety: 2010 United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Collection (Baby Gift Set), mintage unknown (included in the above set) Great British Coins 2010 - A celebration of Britain, mintage 69,189 8 coins: £2 Technology, £1 Royal Shield, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p - variety: Celebrating Your Wedding - Commemorative Coin Set (2010), mintage unknown (included in the above set) | |
Variety | Proof FDC | |
Mintage | Issued: 30,844 (included in total) | |
In Set |
The 2010 UK Proof Coin Set, mintage 30,844
13 coins: £5 Restoration of the Monarchy, £2 Technology, £2 Florence Nightingale, £1 Royal Shield, £1 London, £1 Belfast, 50p, 50p Girl Guiding, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p - variety: The 2010 UK Proof Coin Set (Deluxe), mintage unknown (included in the above set) - variety: The 2010 UK Executive Proof Coin Set, mintage unknown (included in the above set) | |
Variety | Silver Proof FDC | |
Mintage | Issued: 1,241. Mintage limit: 3,500 | |
Material | 0.925 Silver | |
Details | 6.50 g., 0.925 Silver, 0.1933 oz. ASW, 24.5 mm. | |
In Set |
The 2010 UK Silver Proof Coin Set, mintage 1,241
13 coins: £5 Restoration of the Monarchy, £2 Technology, £2 Florence Nightingale, £1 Royal Shield, £1 London, £1 Belfast, 50p, 50p Girl Guiding, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p |
Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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Royal Mint | 28th March 2019 | Mint | link | |
Royal Mint | 28th March 2019 | Mintage | link | Circulation mintage |
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | Mintage | link | Varieties mintage | |
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | Varieties | Proofs, mint sets |
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London Mint Office coins. |
Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling |
Coin Type | Ten Pence (Dent design, CuproNickel) |
Issued | 2010 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley |
Face Value | 10 (x Penny) |
Circulation Mintage | 96,600,500 (96.6 million) |
Total Mintage | 96,690,500 (96.7 million), Rarity: C (Common) |
Current | Yes |
Material | CuproNickel |
Designer | Matthew Dent |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 24.5000 mm |
Thickness | 1.8500 mm |
Mass | 6.5000 g |
OCC ID | XYRV-PEVR-CDVL-EDQG |
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Source | Reference ID |
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Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | F6 (was 4651) |
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 1110, 1110a (Silver) |