The Royal Mint unveils five new coin designs for 2025, commemorating iconic figures, events, and milestones in British history.
A £5 coin and other new pieces of money are to be rolled out across the UK. Five new designs for 2025, including those depicting the Red Arrows and Queen Elizabeth , the Queen Mother, have been unveiled by the Royal Mint . It is a first glimpse for collectors to see some designs which will appear on commemorative coins in 2025. The Royal Mint ’s 2025 annual set, which will be available next week, includes new designs for the 50p, £2 coin - and £5 coin.
The new £5 coin will feature the late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. Marking 125 years since the birth of the Queen Mother, the coin depicts a portrait that formed part of a design marking her 80th birthday in 1980. Two 50p coins have also been designed to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first Red Arrows display, and to commemorate those who played a pivotal role in the Second World War. And two £2 new coin designs will celebrate 200 years of the modern railway and the founding of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. Rebecca Morgan, director of commemorative coin at the Royal Mint said: “Highly anticipated by collectors, the 2025 annual set brings together a special selection of commemorative coins. “From celebrating the world-renowned Red Arrows for their precision flying and intricate formations to commemorating the life and legacy of the Queen Mother, each coin has been meticulously designed and crafted to serve as a permanent reminder of these moments in British history and can be treasured for generations.
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