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 ...

1871 Spanish Amadeo I Gold Specimen 100 Pesetas ... 1831 British William IV 5-Pound Coin: $1.148 million The detail in this coin engraved by William Wyon is “extraordinary,” according to ...

The last Irish pound coins go into circulation as the production of euro coins and notes increases. Five million pound coins specifically designed to celebrate the millennium are the last Irish ...

“This is the new £1 coin introduced in March 2017 to replace the old round pound. But did you know some of these coins were actually minted in 2016, making them extra special?” Content cannot ...

An curved arrow pointing right. 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 ...

The UK’s Royal Mint thinks it has a solution, and it’s introduced it in its brand new one pound coin. The only problem is that nobody besides the Royal Mint actually know what the feature is ...

NARRATOR: Let’s see… you’ve got one five pound note, three, one pound coins and four, 50p pieces. £5 plus £3 makes £8, plus one 50p, makes £8.50. Plus another 50p makes £9, plus 50p ...