The Latest Breaking News from the Royal Mint

Spice Girls 'honoured' to be immortalised on £5 coin

The Spice Girls have declared it's a "huge honour" for the group to be immortalised on £5 coin in their native UK calling it a "moment for girl power".

BANG Premier · Mar 3

Own a piece of history: The Spice Girls receive commemorative coin by The Royal Mint

The 30th anniversary of Wannabe and debut album Spice is being celebrated with a commemorative coin.

BANG Premier · Mar 3

UK’s Royal Mint honour the Spice Girls with commemorative coin for 'Wannabe' anniversary

If you really, really, really wanna own a piece of pop history, you better make it fast... The British Royal Mint is celebrating 30 years of Girl Power with an official Spice Girls coin, honouring the debut of their hit single ‘Wannabe’.

Euronews · Mar 3

Royal Mint to launch nationwide code breaker challenge – with a £28,000 prize

Entrants will have the chance to win a solid gold 250g bar, currently valued around £28,000 to £29,000

The Independent UK · Jan 29

‘Code breaker’ coin gives competition entrants chance to win a solid gold bar

The Royal Mint is launching the the Great British Treasure Hunt, with its £5 denomination coin helping people to enter the competition.

Evening Standard · Jan 29

Keir Starmer Accused Of 'Act Of Cowardice' Over Giant Chinese Embassy Approval

Keir Starmer is accused of an 'act of cowardice' after approving a Chinese super-embassy at the Royal Mint, sparking fears of espionage and City of London data risks.

International Business Times UK · Jan 21

Demand for tax-free gold coins spiked in month before autumn budget

Retailer and lender Ramsdens reported that demand during the month was ‘extraordinarily high’.

Evening Standard · Jan 14

Concorde 50p coin takes off as Royal Mint celebrates supersonic aircraft

The new coin ‘honours both the aircraft and the engineers whose genius made supersonic travel a reality’, the Royal Mint said.

Evening Standard · Jan 13

Royal Mint unveils new 50p coin to mark 50th anniversary of first Concorde flight

The new coin ‘honours both the aircraft and the engineers whose genius made supersonic travel a reality’

The Independent UK · Jan 13

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Marie Claire · Jan 8