Royal Mint: List of Coins Minted (Page 26 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 (6,770):
CountryYearNameMintageMint Mark
United Kingdom 1954 Shilling 1954 Scottish 26,771,735 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1954 Sixpence 1954 105,241,150 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1954 Threepence 1954 (Brass) 41,720,000 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1954 Penny 1954 1 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1954 Halfpenny 1954 19,375,200 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1954 Farthing 1954 6,566,400 No mint mark
British Honduras 1955 Twenty Five Cents 1955 75,000 No mint mark
Fiji 1955 Threepence 1955 400,000 No mint mark
Fiji 1955 Penny 1955 230,400 No mint mark
New Zealand 1955 Shilling 1955 200,000 No mint mark
New Zealand 1955 Sixpence 1955 1,600,000 No mint mark
New Zealand 1955 Threepence 1955 4,000,000 No mint mark
New Zealand 1955 Penny 1955 3,720,000 No mint mark
New Zealand 1955 Halfpenny 1955 240,000 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1955 Fourpence 1955 (Maundy) 1,082 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1955 Threepence 1955 (Maundy) 1,082 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1955 Twopence 1955 (Maundy) 1,082 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1955 Penny 1955 (Maundy) 1,036 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1955 Halfcrown 1955 23,628,726 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1955 Two Shillings (Florin) 1955 25,887,253 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1955 Shilling 1955 English 45,259,908 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1955 Shilling 1955 Scottish 27,950,906 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1955 Sixpence 1955 109,929,554 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1955 Threepence 1955 (Brass) 41,075,200 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1955 Halfpenny 1955 18,465,600 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1955 Farthing 1955 5,779,200 No mint mark
British Honduras 1956 Ten Cents 1956 100,000 No mint mark
British Honduras 1956 Five Cents 1956 100,000 No mint mark
British Honduras 1956 One Cent 1956 200,000 No mint mark
British West Africa 1956 One-tenth Penny 1956 2,400,000 No mint mark
Fiji 1956 Threepence 1956 200,000 No mint mark
Fiji 1956 Penny 1956 230,400 No mint mark
New Zealand 1956 Shilling 1956 800,000 No mint mark
New Zealand 1956 Sixpence 1956 2,000,000 No mint mark
New Zealand 1956 Threepence 1956 4,800,000 No mint mark
New Zealand 1956 Penny 1956 3,600,000 No mint mark
New Zealand 1956 Halfpenny 1956 1,200,000 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1956 Fourpence 1956 (Maundy) 1,088 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1956 Threepence 1956 (Maundy) 1,088 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1956 Twopence 1956 (Maundy) 1,088 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1956 Penny 1956 (Maundy) 1,100 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1956 Halfcrown 1956 33,934,909 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1956 Two Shillings (Florin) 1956 47,824,500 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1956 Shilling 1956 English 44,970,009 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1956 Shilling 1956 Scottish 42,853,639 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1956 Sixpence 1956 109,841,555 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1956 Threepence 1956 (Brass) 36,901,600 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1956 Halfpenny 1956 21,799,200 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1956 Farthing 1956 1,996,800 No mint mark
British Honduras 1957 Five Cents 1957 100,000 No mint mark
British West Africa 1957 One Penny 1957 19,940,000 No mint mark
British West Africa 1957 One-tenth Penny 1957 7,200,000 No mint mark
Fiji 1957 Florin 1957 300,000 No mint mark
Fiji 1957 Shilling 1957 400,000 No mint mark
Fiji 1957 Penny 1957 360,000 No mint mark
New Zealand 1957 Shilling 1957 800,000 No mint mark
New Zealand 1957 Sixpence 1957 2,400,000 No mint mark
New Zealand 1957 Threepence 1957 8,000,000 No mint mark
New Zealand 1957 Penny 1957 2,400,000 No mint mark
New Zealand 1957 Halfpenny 1957 1,440,000 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1957 Fourpence 1957 (Maundy) 1,094 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1957 Threepence 1957 (Maundy) 1,094 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1957 Twopence 1957 (Maundy) 1,094 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1957 Penny 1957 (Maundy) 1,168 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1957 Sovereign 1957 2,072,000 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1957 Halfcrown 1957 34,200,563 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1957 Two Shillings (Florin) 1957 33,071,282 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1957 Shilling 1957 English 42,774,217 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1957 Shilling 1957 Scottish 17,959,988 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1957 Sixpence 1957 150,654,290 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1957 Threepence 1957 (Brass) 24,294,400 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1957 Halfpenny 1957 39,672,000 No mint mark
British Honduras 1958 Five Cents 1958 200,000 No mint mark
British Honduras 1958 One Cent 1958 400,000 No mint mark
British West Africa 1958 One Penny 1958 12,200,000 No mint mark
Fiji 1958 Florin 1958 215,000 No mint mark
Fiji 1958 Shilling 1958 400,000 No mint mark
Fiji 1958 Sixpence 1958 400,000 No mint mark
Fiji 1958 Threepence 1958 200,000 No mint mark
New Zealand 1958 Shilling 1958 1,000,000 No mint mark
New Zealand 1958 Sixpence 1958 3,000,000 No mint mark
New Zealand 1958 Threepence 1958 4,800,000 No mint mark
New Zealand 1958 Penny 1958 10,800,000 No mint mark
New Zealand 1958 Halfpenny 1958 1,920,000 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1958 Fourpence 1958 (Maundy) 1,100 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1958 Threepence 1958 (Maundy) 1,100 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1958 Twopence 1958 (Maundy) 1,164 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1958 Penny 1958 (Maundy) 1,112 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1958 Sovereign 1958 8,700,000 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1958 Halfcrown 1958 15,745,688 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1958 Two Shillings (Florin) 1958 9,564,580 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1958 Shilling 1958 English 14,392,305 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1958 Shilling 1958 Scottish 40,822,557 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1958 Sixpence 1958 123,518,527 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1958 Threepence 1958 (Brass) 20,504,000 No mint mark
United Kingdom 1958 Halfpenny 1958 66,283,200 No mint mark
British Honduras 1959 Ten Cents 1959 100,000 No mint mark
British Honduras 1959 Five Cents 1959 100,000 No mint mark
British Honduras 1959 One Cent 1959 200,000 No mint mark
Fiji 1959 Penny 1959 864,000 No mint mark
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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.