2018 Royal Mint 2 pounds dedicated to FRANKENSTEIN
- September 29, 2018
- by
- Pierre
The Royal Mint is celebrating the 200th anniversary since the publication of Mary Shelley’s novel, The Modern Prometheus, with the launch of a £2 commemorative Frankenstein coin. Mary Shelley’s novel is a classic of modern literature and The Royal Mint celebrates this on an official UK commemorative coin.
On a stormy night in 1816, a group of friends gathered at a villa on the shores of Lake Geneva to tell each other ghost stories. The company, including the poets Lord Byron and Percy Shelley, had been discussing the latest scientific controversy – was human life...
Commemorative coins for 2019 Lunar Year of the Pig struck by Royal Mint
- September 21, 2018
- by
- Pierre
The launch of The Royal Mint’s lunar coin collection has become an eagerly anticipated annual event, with the Year of the Pig the...
New Commemorative Six-Coin Set 2018 – First World War – Royal Mint – T. E. Lawrence
- June 25, 2018
- by
- Olivier
The Royal Mint is to highlight the part played by a charismatic British Intelligence Officer who fought alongside guerrilla forces in the Middle East...
Commemorative Coins – Captain COOK celebrated by Royal Mint silver and gold coins
- June 12, 2018
- by
- Pierre
The Royal Mint has embarked upon a new three-year series to mark the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook’s epic Voyage of Discovery aboard HM...
Commemorative coins – 65th Anniversary of the Coronation of Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II
- June 10, 2018
- by
- Olivier
The Royal Mint has revealed two new commemorative coin designs that will celebrate the 65th anniversary of the coronation of Her Royal Highness Queen...
