{"id":2251,"date":"2017-09-07T23:25:46","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T22:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/?p=2251"},"modified":"2019-02-21T12:59:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T12:59:00","slug":"royal-mint-gold-coins-piece-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/royal-mint-gold-coins-piece-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Mint Gold Coins: Own a Piece of History"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since the time of Alfred the Great, the Royal Mint has been at the heart of the British currency. On a day to day basis, they mint, manage and maintain our coins and bank notes. In 2015, they created a total of over 2 billion coins<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s perhaps a lesser known fact, however, that the Mint also creates a variety of commemorative gold coins, which are used for collecting and investment purposes alike.<\/p>\n

History of The Royal Mint<\/h3>\n

The earliest version of what we’ve come to call The Royal Mint was established in 866, after the unification of the English Kingdoms.<\/a> It quickly developed to become the central authority that minted and controlled the English, and later British, currency, and has remained so to this day.<\/p>\n

After a long and turbulent history,<\/a> the mint finally left its original headquarters in the Tower of London in the 1960s. As Sterling planned its move to a decimalised currency, the demands of entirely recreating the British currency required larger premises, and since then they have been based in South Wales.<\/p>\n

Which Royal Mint gold coins to buy<\/h3>\n

After pioneering their first commemorative coins in the 1950s, the Royal Mint has built a steady collection of ranges that continue to be released today.<\/p>\n