This year on June 9th the country will celebrate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Official Birthday, a royal tradition which spans back centuries to 1748 when King George II who was […]
Coin Designer Bishop Gregory Cameron Visits The London Mint Office
For as long as coins have existed, artists have been required to design them. After all, a coin without a design is simply a blank piece of metal and therefore […]
EXCLUSIVE: Monnaie de Paris Partners with Fairmined Gold
A History of Mining. The world holds a long history of gold mining, although the exact date of the start of mining is unknown, some of the world’s oldest known […]
George ‘Johnny’ Johnson MBE: A life in The British Royal Air Force
We are very excited to share this blog with you, transcribed from an interview between George ‘Johnny’ Johnson MBE and Falklands War Veteran Simon Weston CBE. It talks about Johnny’s […]
“I Was There”- Britain’s Last Remaining Dambuster Tells All
George ‘Johnny’ Johnson MBE is Britain’s last surviving Dambuster. Here in conversation at the RAF Museum with another war veteran, Simon Weston CBE, he relates his experience of a daring […]
5 Places You Can See an Avro Lancaster in 2018
The History. The Avro Lancaster is one of the most Iconic planes of WWII. Designed by Roy Chadwick, it was powered by 4 Rolls- Royce Merlin engines which gave it […]
St George: The English Hero and Numismatic Icon
English Hero Throughout the middle ages, shrines dedicated to Saint George sprung up across the country with many communities trying to claim him as one of their own. For example, […]
Happy Birthday to Her Majesty The Queen
On the 21st of April, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate her 92nd Birthday, and will have reigned for 24,182 days. Britain’s longest reigning monarch has been fortunate to […]
2p or not 2p? That is the Question- Here is your answer
Whether we are dropping them into collecting tins, filling up piggy banks or trying to win more of them in slot machines, copper coins have been an important part of […]
Gary Oldman wins big at The Oscars for his portrayal of Sir Winston Churchill: Here’s 10 things you may not have known…
Gary Oldman is well known for his many roles in movies such as Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Harry Potter as well as Batman and many more. He recently took on […]