United Kingdom: Coins Issued and Used
Showing only private (non-government) bullion.
| Information about what currencies were issued by United Kingdom, with lists of coinage, as well as periods when foreign-issued currencies were used. | |
| Notes | Please note: this section is still under construction! On 1 January 1801, the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland merged to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922, five-sixths of Ireland seceded from the United Kingdom, and the state was renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - its formal name at present. If you are looking for coins issued before 1801, see listings under Great Britain. |
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| Currency | Pound Sterling |
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| Period | Pound Sterling |
| Used | 1971 - present |
| Description | The pound sterling (symbol: £; ISO code: GBP), commonly known simply as the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the British Antarctic Territory, and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence (singular: penny). On 15 February 1971, the UK decimalised (switched from the old, non-decimal Pound Sterling), replacing the shilling and penny with a single subdivision, the new penny. £1 12s 6d became £1.62½. The word "new" was omitted from coins after 1981. |
1 product (2020)
| Product Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Platinum Kilogram Bar (Royal Mint) | unknown |
1 product (2020)
| Product Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Platinum Half Kilo Bar (Royal Mint) | unknown |
2 products (2020 - 2022)
| Product Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Platinum One Hundred Grams Bar (Royal Mint) | unknown |
| Platinum One Hundred Grams Bar - Britannia | unknown |
2 products (2020 - 2022)
| Product Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Platinum Ounce Bar (Royal Mint) | unknown |
| Platinum Ounce Bar - Britannia | unknown |
1 product (2016)
| Product Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Gold Four Hundred Ounces Bar (Royal Mint) | unknown |
2 products (2015 - 2021)
| Product Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Gold Kilo Bar (Royal Mint) | unknown |
| Gold Kilo Bar 2021 (Royal Mint) | unknown |
2 products (2015 - 2021)
| Product Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Gold Half Kilo Bar (Royal Mint) | unknown |
| Gold Half Kilo Bar 2021 (Royal Mint) | unknown |
3 products (2015 - 2025)
| Product Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Gold One Hundred Grams Bar (Royal Mint) | unknown |
| Gold One Hundred Grams Bar - Britannia | unknown |
| Gold One Hundred Grams Bar - Britannia, Series 2 | unknown |
2 products (2021 - 2025)
| Product Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Gold Fifty Grams Bar - Britannia | unknown |
| Gold Fifty Grams Bar - Britannia, Series 2 | unknown |
13 products (2015 - 2025)
9 products (2021 - 2025)
| Product Name | Mintage |
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| Gold Twenty Grams Bar - Britannia | unknown |
| Gold Twenty Grams Bar - Lakshmi | unknown |
| Gold Twenty Grams Bar - Ganesh | unknown |
| Gold Twenty Grams Bar - Guan Gong | unknown |
| Gold Twenty Grams Bar - Kaaba | unknown |
| Gold Twenty Grams Bar (2024) Norse Gods - Odin | 2,500 |
| Gold Twenty Grams Bar (2025) WWII Battle of Britain | 500 |
| Gold Twenty Grams Bar (2025) Norse Gods - Thor | 2,500 |
| Gold Twenty Grams Bar - Britannia, Series 2 | unknown |
3 products (2015 - 2025)
| Product Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Gold Ten Grams Bar (Royal Mint) | unknown |
| Gold Ten Grams Bar - Britannia | unknown |
| Gold Ten Grams Bar - Britannia, Series 2 | unknown |
8 products (2015 - 2025)
| Product Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Gold Five Grams Bar (Royal Mint) | unknown |
| Gold Five Grams Bar - Britannia | unknown |
| Gold Five Grams Bar - Om | unknown |
| Gold Five Grams Bar - Christmas | unknown |
| Gold Five Grams Bar - Lakshmi | unknown |
| Gold Five Grams Bar 2024 Trial of the Pyx | 750 |
| Gold Five Grams Bar - Britannia, Series 2 | unknown |
| Gold Five Grams Bar (2025) Queen's Beasts Completer | 1,500 |
6 products (2015 - 2025)
| Product Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Gold Gram Bar (Royal Mint) | unknown |
| Gold Gram Bar - Britannia | unknown |
| Gold Gram Bar - Om | unknown |
| Gold Gram Bar - Christmas | unknown |
| Gold Gram Bar - Lakshmi | unknown |
| Gold Gram Bar - Britannia, Series 2 | unknown |
4 products (2018 - 2024)
| Product Name | Mintage |
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| Silver One Hundred Ounces Bar - Britannia | unknown |
| Silver One Hundred Ounces Bar (2021) Una and the Lion | 1,020 |
| Silver One Hundred Ounces Bar (2022) Three Graces | 1,200 |
| Silver One Hundred Ounces Bar (2024) Una and the Lion | unknown |
2 products (2015 - 2021)
| Product Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Silver Kilo Bar (Royal Mint) | unknown |
| Silver Kilo Bar 2021 (Royal Mint) | unknown |
2 products (2015 - 2021)
| Product Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Silver Half Kilo Bar (Royal Mint) | unknown |
| Silver Half Kilo Bar 2021 (Royal Mint) | unknown |
13 products (2018 - 2025)
2 products (2015 - 2022)
| Product Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Silver One Hundred Grams Bar (Royal Mint) | unknown |
| Silver One Hundred Grams Bar - Britannia | unknown |
13 products (2020 - 2025)
| Currency | Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) |
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| Period | Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) |
| Used | 1801 - 1971 |
| Description | Prior to 1971, one pound was subdivided into 20 shillings and each shilling into 12 pence, making 240 pence to the pound (hence the currency was not decimal). |
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