Today, March 28, the Royal Mint will release 300 million new £1 coins. The new coins are 12-sided, slightly thinner than old pound coins, and are bimetallic like the £2 coin. Perhaps most intriguingly ...

What to get the baby who has everything? The Royal Mint has announced the manufacture of a limited edition 5-pound sterling coin "as the nation's gift to Prince George" in honor of his first birthday ...

LONDON — Britain's old £1 coins cease to be legal tender next Monday, leaving people with just 7 days to spend the round coins. The Royal Mint introduced a new 12-sided pound coin in February and the ...