Royal Mint: List of Coins Minted (Page 11 of 68)

Royal Mint (886 - )

The Royal Mint is the body permitted to manufacture, or mint, the coins of the United Kingdom. The Royal Mint originated over 1100 years ago, producing coins for England and eventually Great Britain.

Since 2010 it has operated as Royal Mint Ltd, a company owned by HM Treasury, under an exclusive contract to supply all coinage for the UK. Royal Mint Ltd is 100% owned by HM Treasury, though the latter delegates shareholder responsibilities to the Shareholder Executive.

As well as minting coins for the UK, The Royal Mint also mints and exports coins to many other countries and produces military medals, commemorative medals, and other such items for governments, schools and businesses, being known as the world's leading exporting mint.

Responsibility for the security of the site falls to the Ministry of Defence Police, who provide an armed contingent.

In 1968 The Royal Mint began to move its operations from Tower Hill in the City of London to Llantrisant, Mid Glamorgan, Wales, and has operated on a single site in Llantrisant since 1980. At Llantrisant it holds an extensive collection of coins dating from the 16th century onwards, housed in eighty cabinets made by Elizabeth II's cabinet maker, Hugh Swann. The site occupies 38 acres (15 ha) and employs 765 people.

The annual Trial of the Pyx assays coins produced for the UK government for size, weight and chemical composition.

The Royal Mint also manufactures bullion products under "The Royal Mint Refinery" brand. The Royal Mint Refinery marque dates back to 1852. Operated for more than 100 years by N.M. Rothschild and Sons, it became an established brand with a strong reputation for handling much of the gold and silver bullion sent to London from across the globe for processing under the RMR label. Royal Mint Refinery became a trustworthy name that survived the First and Second World Wars and served an ever evolving bullion market until production ceased in 1968. The Royal Mint Refinery brand was revived by The Royal Mint in 2015, when it stared issuing gold and silver bars. The range was later expanded to minted bars carrying themes from the bullion coinage ranges of the Royal Mint (e.g. Britannia, James Bond etc.).

Coins struck by Royal Mint (6,772):
CountryYearNameMintageMint Mark
United Kingdom 1883 Penny 1883 6,237,438 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1883 Halfpenny 1883 3,000,725 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1883 Farthing 1883 1,128,680 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1884 Fourpence 1884 (Maundy) 3,353 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1884 Threepence 1884 (Maundy) 3,353 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1884 Twopence 1884 (Maundy) 3,353 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1884 Penny 1884 (Maundy) 3,353 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1884 Sovereign 1884 St George 6,306,635 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1884 Half Sovereign 1884 1,181,756 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1884 Halfcrown 1884 1,569,175 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1884 Florin 1884 Gothic 1,447,379 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1884 Shilling 1884 3,923,993 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1884 Sixpence 1884 3,422,565 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1884 Threepence 1884 (Circulating) 3,326,912 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1884 Penny 1884 11,702,802 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1884 Halfpenny 1884 6,989,580 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1884 Farthing 1884 5,782,000 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1884 Third Farthing 1884 144,000 No mint mark
British Honduras 1885 One Cent 1885 72,000 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1885 Fourpence 1885 (Maundy) 5,791 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1885 Threepence 1885 (Maundy) 5,791 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1885 Twopence 1885 (Maundy) 5,791 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1885 Penny 1885 (Maundy) 5,791 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1885 Sovereign 1885 St George 5,160,223 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1885 Half Sovereign 1885 4,479,871 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1885 Halfcrown 1885 1,628,438 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1885 Florin 1885 Gothic 1,758,210 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1885 Shilling 1885 3,336,527 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1885 Sixpence 1885 4,652,771 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1885 Threepence 1885 (Circulating) 5,188,141 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1885 Penny 1885 7,145,862 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1885 Halfpenny 1885 8,600,574 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1885 Farthing 1885 5,442,308 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1885 Third Farthing 1885 288,000 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1886 Fourpence 1886 (Maundy) 6,785 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1886 Threepence 1886 (Maundy) 6,785 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1886 Twopence 1886 (Maundy) 6,785 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1886 Penny 1886 (Maundy) 6,785 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1886 Sovereign 1886 Shield 4,568,500 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1886 Halfcrown 1886 891,767 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1886 Florin 1886 Gothic 591,773 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1886 Shilling 1886 2,086,819 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1886 Sixpence 1886 2,728,249 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1886 Threepence 1886 (Circulating) 6,157,157 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1886 Penny 1886 6,087,759 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1886 Halfpenny 1886 8,586,155 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1886 Farthing 1886 7,767,790 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Fourpence 1887 (Maundy) 1,888 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Threepence 1887 (Maundy) 1,888 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Twopence 1887 (Maundy) 1,888 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Penny 1887 (Maundy) 1,888 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Five Pounds 1887 54,641 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Two Pounds 1887 92,142 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Sovereign 1887 Shield 2,915,000 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Sovereign 1887 St George, Young head 2,915,000 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Sovereign 1887 St George, Jubilee head 3,054,077 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Half Sovereign 1887 Jubilee head 1,070,567 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Crown 1887 274,665 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Double Florin 1887 483,347 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Halfcrown 1887 Young Head 1,438,046 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Halfcrown 1887 Jubilee Head 1,438,046 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Florin 1887 Gothic 1,776,903 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Florin 1887 Jubilee 1,776,903 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Shilling 1887 Wreath 4,034,133 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Shilling 1887 Shield 4,034,133 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Sixpence 1887 Old Wreath Design 3,675,607 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Sixpence 1887 Withdrawn Type 3,675,607 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Sixpence 1887 New Wreath Design 3,675,607 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Threepence 1887 (Circulating, Young Head) 2,785,249 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Threepence 1887 (Circulating, Jubilee Head) 2,785,249 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Penny 1887 5,315,085 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Halfpenny 1887 10,701,305 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1887 Farthing 1887 1,340,800 No mint mark
British Honduras 1888 One Cent 1888 100,000 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1888 Fourpence 1888 (Maundy) 9,528 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1888 Threepence 1888 (Maundy) 9,528 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1888 Twopence 1888 (Maundy) 9,528 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1888 Penny 1888 (Maundy) 9,528 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1888 Sovereign 1888 7,294,424 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1888 Crown 1888 131,899 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1888 Double Florin 1888 243,340 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1888 Halfcrown 1888 1,428,787 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1888 Florin 1888 Jubilee 1,547,540 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1888 Shilling 1888 4,526,856 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1888 Sixpence 1888 4,197,698 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1888 Fourpence 1888 120,000 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1888 Threepence 1888 (Circulating) 522,678 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1888 Penny 1888 5,125,020 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1888 Halfpenny 1888 6,814,070 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1888 Farthing 1888 1,887,250 No mint mark
British Honduras 1889 One Cent 1889 50,000 No mint mark
Guernsey 1889 Four Doubles 1889 unknown
United Kingdom 1889 Fourpence 1889 (Maundy) 6,088 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1889 Threepence 1889 (Maundy) 6,088 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1889 Twopence 1889 (Maundy) 6,088 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1889 Penny 1889 (Maundy) 6,088 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1889 Sovereign 1889 13,251,455 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1889 Crown 1889 1,807,223 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1889 Double Florin 1889 1,185,111 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1889 Halfcrown 1889 4,811,954 No mint mark
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Mint Marks used by: Royal Mint
Letter B

Between 1968 and 1970, the Royal Mint struck coins for Switzerland to supplement the capacity of Swissmint in a period when much of Swiss currency was being changed from silver to copper-nickel. Consistent with Royal Mint tradition, these coins had no mint mark. However, according to some sources there was an exception in 1969 when some 1 Franc coins were struck by the Royal Mint but carrying Swissmint's mark B. For additional information and detailed discussion, see (in German):

[Article] Ruedi Kunzmann: "Die Silbermünzenkrise der Schweiz von 1968 und die Tätigkeit der Royal Mint, London". In: Schweizer Münzblätter. Vol. 50, Nº 200, 2000, ISSN 0016-5565, p. 68-72. [PDF]

Letters PL

Letters PL (abbreviated from "Percussa Londinio" in Latin, meaning "struck at London").

Located:
- after the word PENNY on the reverse of Australian One Penny coins
- above the date on Australian Sixpence coins
- above the the words THREE PENCE, in the folds of the ribbon of the "stalks of grain" Australian threepence coins

No mint mark

With very few exceptions, coins minted by the Royal Mint do not have a mint mark.

R.M.R

The Royal Mint Refinery marque is used by the Royal Mint on its range of bullion products which are not legal tender.

Royal Mint Logo

On its bullion products, the Royal Mint uses its full logo as a mint mark.