Gold’s attraction for use in everyday life is essentially timeless, with historians tracing the use of gold coins as far back as 550 B.C. in what is known today as Turkey. Gold has traded constantly and unspectacularly for the past decade, but approaching tariffs and trade sanctions have pushed gold out of the gloominess and […]
Archives for July 2018
The Queen’s Beasts — Jody Clark
How did The Queen’s Beasts series come about? The Queen’s Beasts series came about as any coin design would; it started with an RMAC (Royal Mint Advisory Committee) coin design competition – that was a while ago now. For the competition, we had to design two beasts in the series at first – the griffin […]
The Queen’s Beasts — Bringing Ancestry to Life
Meet Royal Mint coin designer Jody Clark, the creator of the reverse designs for The Queen’s Beasts Collection, including the Lion of England, Lion of Mortimer, Griffin, Falcon, Black Bull, Yale, Greyhound, Dragon, Unicorn and Horse. After designing Her Majesty The Queen’s fifth circulating coinage portrait, Jody Clark is well known to coin collectors. In […]
South African Krugerrand
The South African Krugerrand is undoubtedly the best-known gold coin in the world. With a market share of 60 percent on the German market, it has become indispensable for German investors and is regarded as the epitome of gold investments in coins. Exactly 51 years after the 1 oz Gold Krugerrand, the South African mint […]
The History of UK Bullion Coins – Britannia and Sovereign
The Royal Mint is one of the world’s oldest organisations, shaping and leading the minting industry for over 1,100 years. As key players in the bullion market, The Royal Mint provides security and quality that customers would expect when choosing to invest in bullion coins. Britannia Britannia has a long history with Britain and its […]