Did you know that there is hidden writing on the new £1 coin? Under close inspection, you can see the words "one pound" on the front of the coin. On the reverse side you can see the year the coin ...

The shape of the coin, on the other hand, hasn’t changed. It’s still a dodecagon, or 12-sided shape. We’ve written before at HuffPost UK about why we call a pound a “quid.” But why does ...