Royal Mint: List of Coins Minted (Page 13 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 (6,752):
CountryYearNameMintageMint Mark
United Kingdom 1895 Penny 1895 (Maundy) 8,877 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1895 Sovereign 1895 9,209,186 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1895 Half Sovereign 1895 2,869,183 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1895 Crown 1895 252,862 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1895 Halfcrown 1895 1,772,662 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1895 Florin 1895 2,182,968 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1895 Shilling 1895 8,880,651 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1895 Sixpence 1895 7,024,631 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1895 Threepence 1895 (Circulating) 4,797,585 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1895 Penny 1895 5,395,830 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1895 Halfpenny 1895 3,032,154 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1895 Farthing 1895 (Young Head) 2,852,852 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1895 Farthing 1895 (Veiled Head) 2,852,852 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1896 Fourpence 1896 (Maundy) 8,476 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1896 Threepence 1896 (Maundy) 8,476 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1896 Twopence 1896 (Maundy) 8,476 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1896 Penny 1896 (Maundy) 8,476 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1896 Sovereign 1896 10,334,997 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1896 Half Sovereign 1896 3,165,551 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1896 Crown 1896 317,599 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1896 Halfcrown 1896 2,148,505 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1896 Florin 1896 2,944,416 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1896 Shilling 1896 9,264,551 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1896 Sixpence 1896 6,651,699 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1896 Threepence 1896 (Circulating) 4,607,418 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1896 Penny 1896 24,147,156 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1896 Halfpenny 1896 9,142,500 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1896 Farthing 1896 3,668,610 No mint mark
British Honduras 1897 Fifty Cents 1897 20,000 No mint mark
British Honduras 1897 Twenty Five Cents 1897 40,000 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1897 Fourpence 1897 (Maundy) 9,388 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1897 Threepence 1897 (Maundy) 9,388 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1897 Twopence 1897 (Maundy) 9,388 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1897 Penny 1897 (Maundy) 9,388 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1897 Half Sovereign 1897 3,798,156 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1897 Crown 1897 252,118 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1897 Halfcrown 1897 1,678,643 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1897 Florin 1897 1,699,921 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1897 Shilling 1897 6,270,364 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1897 Sixpence 1897 5,031,498 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1897 Threepence 1897 (Circulating) 4,550,270 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1897 Penny 1897 20,756,620 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1897 Halfpenny 1897 8,690,315 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1897 Farthing 1897 4,579,800 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1898 Fourpence 1898 (Maundy) 9,147 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1898 Threepence 1898 (Maundy) 9,147 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1898 Twopence 1898 (Maundy) 9,147 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1898 Penny 1898 (Maundy) 9,147 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1898 Sovereign 1898 12,418,485 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1898 Half Sovereign 1898 2,878,527 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1898 Crown 1898 161,450 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1898 Halfcrown 1898 1,870,055 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1898 Florin 1898 3,061,343 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1898 Shilling 1898 9,768,703 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1898 Sixpence 1898 5,914,100 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1898 Threepence 1898 (Circulating) 4,576,153 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1898 Penny 1898 14,296,836 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1898 Halfpenny 1898 8,595,180 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1898 Farthing 1898 4,010,080 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1899 Fourpence 1899 (Maundy) 13,561 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1899 Threepence 1899 (Maundy) 13,561 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1899 Twopence 1899 (Maundy) 13,561 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1899 Penny 1899 (Maundy) 13,561 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1899 Sovereign 1899 17,045,127 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1899 Half Sovereign 1899 3,459,103 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1899 Crown 1899 166,300 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1899 Halfcrown 1899 2,863,872 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1899 Florin 1899 3,966,953 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1899 Shilling 1899 10,965,382 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1899 Sixpence 1899 7,996,804 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1899 Threepence 1899 (Circulating) 6,253,257 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1899 Penny 1899 26,441,069 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1899 Halfpenny 1899 12,108,001 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1899 Farthing 1899 3,864,616 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1900 Fourpence 1900 (Maundy) 9,571 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1900 Threepence 1900 (Maundy) 9,571 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1900 Twopence 1900 (Maundy) 9,571 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1900 Penny 1900 (Maundy) 9,571 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1900 Sovereign 1900 20,604,734 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1900 Half Sovereign 1900 4,799,668 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1900 Crown 1900 353,356 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1900 Halfcrown 1900 4,479,128 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1900 Florin 1900 5,528,630 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1900 Shilling 1900 10,937,590 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1900 Sixpence 1900 8,984,354 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1900 Threepence 1900 (Circulating) 10,661,874 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1900 Penny 1900 31,778,109 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1900 Halfpenny 1900 13,805,190 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1900 Farthing 1900 5,969,317 No mint mark
British Honduras 1901 Fifty Cents 1901 10,030 No mint mark
British Honduras 1901 Twenty Five Cents 1901 20,050 No mint mark
Cyprus 1901 Four and a Half Piastres 1901 unknown
Cyprus, British 1901 Nine Piastres 1901 unknown
United Kingdom 1901 Fourpence 1901 (Maundy) 11,928 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1901 Threepence 1901 (Maundy) 11,928 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1901 Twopence 1901 (Maundy) 11,928 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1901 Penny 1901 (Maundy) 11,928 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1901 Sovereign 1901 11,467,982 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1901 Half Sovereign 1901 2,037,664 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1901 Halfcrown 1901 1,576,570 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.