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 ...

Britain's new £1 coin has officially been released. It is 12-sided and composed of two different metals. The Royal Mint has made more than 1.5 billion of the new coins. The old ones will have to ...

However, Sainsbury's have taken the national deadline to heart. Its trolleys already now only accept the new pound coins, and old pound coins will not be accepted at its tills. The Federation of ...

A Tesco spokeswoman said: "We've been updating our systems ready for the new pound coins, but to help customers who still have the old coins, we'll continue to accept round pounds at our tills and ...