Wednesday, 8 December 2021

2143) Gothic Crown, United Kingdom (UK): Third Coin in the "Great Engravers Coin Series" being brought out by the Royal Mint, UK: Gold and Silver Coin Variants : Date of issue: 06.12.2021:

2143) Gothic Crown, United Kingdom (UK):  Third Coin in the "Great Engravers Coin Series" being brought out by the Royal Mint, UK: Gold and Silver Coin Variants : Date of  issue: 06.12.2021:

The Royal Mint launched its Great Engravers range in 2019 with "Una and the Lion," followed by the "Three Graces" (2020), both designed by William Wyon, originally produced in 1839 and 1817 respectively. 

Both are well known as being incredibly beautiful and intricate designs, and the Royal Mint’s Chief engraver Gordon Summers, together with his team, have revived the designs with state-of-the-art technology. 

The tooling for the modern coins has been taken directly from the original tools worked on by Wyon in the 1800s, remastered by The Royal Mint’s expert team, over 200 years after the original was created.

The Gothic Crown Gold and Silver Remastered Coins:

The Royal Mint, UK has on 06.12.2021 announced that it is  bringing out the  third coin to be remastered as part of its "Great Engravers Coin Series" which features the iconic "Gothic Crown"  by renowned engraver William Wyon.

The original coin featured a cruciform arrangement of the Royal Arms in a Gothic style on the Reverse and the portrait of Queen Victoria on the Obverse.

The Royal Mint’s latest version will split the two sides of the original between two separate United Kingdom coins

The first will feature the Reverse of the original coin featuring the quartered arms combined with the portrait of  Queen Elizabeth II designed by Jody Clark. 

An additional coin featuring the iconic Gothic Crown Obverse is set to launch in the new year but will still be dated 2021, again combined with the current portrait of the Queen.

An extremely limited number of sets containing both the new and original coins will be created, and launched in line with the second of the two coins.

 One of the sets will be reserved for the Tokyo International Coin Convention where The Royal Mint, in partnership with Taisei Coins, will be holding an auction next year.

Introduced in 1847 on the Silver Crown, the Gothic Crown was created by William Wyon, former Chief Engraver at The Royal Mint.

 Queen Victoria’s portrait was portrayed in a medieval style, representing the fanciful splendour of the era. Only 8,000 were initially minted at the time, alongside a very small quantity of gold.

The specifications of the various Gold and Silver variants are:

i) The specifications of the Gold Coin £5,000 UKP Variant are:

Country of issue: United Kingdom (UK); Year: 2021; Denomination/Face Value: £5,000 UKP; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Gold (Au); Weight: 10,020.00 grams; Diameter/Size: 200.00 mm; Coin Quality: Proof; Mintage: 1 piece; Presentation Box/Case: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes.

ii) The specifications of the Gold Coin £5,000 UKP Variant are:

Country of issue: United Kingdom (UK); Year: 2021; Denomination/Face Value: £5,000 UKP; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Gold (Au); Weight: 5,020.00 grams; Diameter/Size: 175.00 mm; Coin Quality: Proof; Mintage: 2 pieces; Presentation Box/Case: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes.

iii) The specifications of the Gold Coin £1,000 UKP Variant are:

Country of issue: United Kingdom (UK); Year: 2021; Denomination/Face Value: £1,000 UKP; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Gold (Au); Weight: 2010.00 grams; Diameter/Size: 150.00 mm; Coin Quality: Proof; Mintage: 9 pieces; Presentation Box/Case: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes.

iv) The specifications of the Gold Coin £500 UKP Variant are:

Country of issue: United Kingdom (UK); Year: 2021; Denomination/Face Value: £500 UKP; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Gold (Au); Weight: 1,010.00 grams; Diameter/Size: 100.00 mm; Coin Quality: Proof; Mintage: 22 pieces; Presentation Box/Case: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes.

v) The specifications of the Gold Coin £500 UKP Variant are:

Country of issue: United Kingdom (UK); Year: 2021; Denomination/Face Value: £500 UKP; Metal Composition: .9999 Fineness Gold (Au); Weight: 312.60 grams; Diameter/Size: 65.00 mm; Coin Quality: Proof; Mintage: 56 pieces; Presentation Box/Case: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes.

vi) The specifications of the Gold Coin £200 UKP Variant are:

Country of issue: United Kingdom (UK); Year: 2021; Denomination/Face Value: £200 UKP; Metal Composition: .9999 Fineness Gold (Au); Weight: 156.30 grams; Diameter/Size: 50.00 mm; Coin Quality: Proof; Mintage: 181 pieces; Presentation Box/Case: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes.

The Silver Coin Variants:

i) The specifications of the Silver Coin £1,000 UKP Variant are:

Country of issue: United Kingdom (UK); Year: 2021; Denomination/Face Value: £1,000 UKP; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 2010.00 grams; Diameter/Size: 150.00 mm; Coin Quality: Proof; Mintage: 53 pieces; Presentation Box/Case: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes.

ii) The specifications of the Silver Coin £500 UKP Variant are:

Country of issue: United Kingdom (UK); Year: 2021; Denomination/Face Value: £500 UKP; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 1010.00 grams; Diameter/Size: 100.00 mm; Coin Quality: Proof; Mintage: 128 pieces; Presentation Box/Case: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes.

iii) The specifications of the Silver Coin £10 UKP Variant are:

Country of issue: United Kingdom (UK); Year: 2021; Denomination/Face Value: £10 UKP; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 312.60 grams; Diameter/Size: 65.00 mm; Coin Quality: Proof; Mintage: 231 pieces; Presentation Box/Case: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes.

iv) The specifications of the Silver Coin £10 UKP Variant are:

Country of issue: United Kingdom (UK); Year: 2021; Denomination/Face Value: £10 UKP; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 156.30 grams; Diameter/Size: 65.00 mm; Coin Quality: Proof; Mintage: 506 pieces; Presentation Box/Case: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes.

v) The specifications of the Silver Coin £5 UKP Variant are:

Country of issue: United Kingdom (UK); Year: 2021; Denomination/Face Value: £5 UKP; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 62.42 grams; Diameter/Size: 40.00 mm; Coin Quality: Proof; Mintage: 4,006 pieces; Presentation Box/Case: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes.









Links: Postage Stamps from the British Isles: 























37) Sherlock Holmes, United Kingdom: A set of six stamps issued by Royal Mail, UK featuring the characters of the modern version of a TV Serial "Sherlock" started in 2010 by the BBC, together with Cupro-nickel & Silver Medals minted by the Royal Mint, UK: Date of Stamp Set issue: 18.08.2020














53) Gibraltar Cryptocurrency Stamp: Stamp value 4 Pounds: Date of Stamp issue: 15.05.2021: (Pre-ordered accepted from 19.04.2021)

54) The Calf Of Man Nature Reserve", Isle of Man, A British Crown Dependency (BCD): 75th Anniversary" Celebrations (1946-2021): A set of ten Stamps issued by the Isle of Man Post (IOMP) commemorating the milestone of this Biosphere Island: (Also includes the EUROPA Stamp on "Endangered National Wildlife" theme designated by PostEurop for 2021): Date of Stamps issue: 12.04.2021

55) "The Who", United Kingdom: The iconic Rock Group features on the latest "British Music Legends" Collector Coin Series issues from the Royal Mint UK: Date of Coin Release: 24.05.2021

56) "Sark - Dark Sky Island", Guernsey, A British Crown Dependency (BCD): This "GuernseyTogether" Series of stamps by Guernsey Post features drawings made by Sark school-children: Date of stamp set issue: 19.08.2020

57) Surfing in Jersey, a British Crown Dependency (BCD): A set if six stamps issued by Jersey Post featuring contemporary photographs taken by Jersey photographers: Date of Stamp Set issie: 18.05.2021

58) Dennis and Gnasher, United Kingdom: 70th Anniversary (1951-2021): A set of sis Stamps issued by Royal Mail, UK, featuring the popular comic strip: Date of Stamp Set issue: 01.07.2021

59) The Palace of Westminster, United Kingdom: 10th Anniversary molestone (1870-2020): Royal Mail UK has issued a set of Ten Stamps featuring the iconic Palace: Date/Year of Coin issue: 30.07.2020

60) Industrial Revolutions, United Kingdom: Royal Mail, UKhas brought out a set od stamps featuring the IndustrialRevolutions: Date of Stamp Set issue: 12.08.2021

61) Frances Hodgson Burnett and "The Secret Garden", Alderney, A British Crown Dependency (BCD): A set of six postage stamps issued by Guernsey Post on behalf of Aldernay Islands: Date of Stamp set issue: 01.09.2021

62) "75th Anniversary of MENSA" (1946-2021", Isle of Man, A British  Crown Dependency (BCD): A set of six stamps issued by the Isle of Man Post (IOMP): Date of Stamp Set issue: 01.10.2021

Music Legends Coin Series:

1) "The Who", United Kingdom: The iconic Rock Group features on the latest "British Music Legends" Collector Coin Series issues from the Royal Mint UK: Date of Coin Release: 24.05.2021 

2)  Music Giants III, QUEEN, UK: A comprehensive Coin and Stamps Combo issued by the Royal Mail UK in collaboration with the Queen Band and the Royal Mint, UK: Date of Coin & Stamp combo issue: 09.06.2020

 Posts on the UK  Coins and Stamps:

"Tales of the Earth Coin Series": The Second Dinosaurs Collector Coin Series:

i) Prehistoric Temnodontosaurus, United Kingdom: "Tales of the earth Coin Series": First coin in the "Second Dinosaurs Collector Coin Series" features on Gold, Silver & Cupro-nickel 50 Pence Coin Variants: Date/Year of Coin issue: 25.02.2021 Variants

Myths & Legends Coin Series:

1) "ROBIN HOOD", United Kingdom: "Myths and Legends Coin Series": First Coin in the Series: Silver 2 UKP (2 Pounds) and Gold 100 UKP(100 Pounds) Bullion Coins issued by the Royal Mint UK featuring the famed/legendary Outlaw: Year of Coin issue: 2021

"The Queen's Beasts" Coin Series, UK issues:



"Tales of the Earth - Dinosauria" Coin Series, UK issues:

Links to some other interesting posts from the British Isles and British Overseas Territories/Dependencies:

Central Bank of Ireland issues:



3) Irish Myths & Legends: 1) The Children of Lir;2) Cu Chulain; 3) The Omniscient Salmon of Knowledge; 4) Werewolves of Ossory; 5) The Brown Bull of Cooley and Deirdre of the Sorrows: An Annual Mint Set from the Central Bank of Ireland, recreates/celebrates Irish Folk Tales (Issue date: 30.04.2018)


Bank of Ireland issues:


Northern Ireland Bank issues:

1) Northern Ireland Polymer Bank Issues: Danske Bank (10 Pounds Polymer Banknotes), Bank of Ireland (5 & 10 Pound Polymer Banknotes) to go into circulation in 2020/21






Inspirations from Scottish History (Clydesdale Bank Banknotes): 

  
2) Commemorating Sir William Arrol and his creation the Forth Rail Bridge by issues of Britain's first ever 5 Pound Polymer Banknote

Banknotes from Royal Bank of Scotland:


British Crown Dependencies/Overseas Territories:



3) Currency & Coinage of the Bailiwick of Guernsey

4) Currency & Coinage of Gibraltar : An Overseas Territory of Great Britain

5) Coinage of Gibraltar: (A British Overseas Territory): An Uncirculated Decimal Coin Collection Set minted by the Tower Mint, UK in 2010  6) The Isle of Man: An Uncirculated Decimal Coin Collection Set minted by Pobjoy Mint, UK in 2015

7) The Centenary of the ill-fated Titanic (15.04.1912 - 15.04.2012): An Alderney Five Pound Coin Commemorating the Maritime Legend

8) "Man of Steel": A Superman Movie: A set of stamps brought out in 2013 by Jersey post, the States of Jersey, commemorating Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill who played Superman in the Movie 

9) Coins & Currency of Bermuda


12) The Legend of the "HMAV Bounty" is interwoven with the heritage of the Pitcairn Islands: An uncirculated coin set from Pitcairn Islands in 2009 depicting the icons/relics of the Bounty minted by the New Zealand Mint 





22) "Medusa The Gorgon": British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT): A Silver Double Crown (4 Pounds), 2 Oz High relief Coin with antique Finish: Fourth Coin in the series titled "Mythical Creatures" issued by Pobjoy Mint UK on behalf of BIOT in 09/2018




27) Concorde, a Stamp set from Gibraltar, A British Overseas Territory (BOT): 50th Anniversary of the first Supersonic Passenger Carrying Airplane, jointly built by France and Great Britain: Stamp set issue date:  20.04.2019



30) Manannan, the First King of Isle of Man or Mann: A Silver 5 Pounds Coin brought out by the Isle of Man in collaboration with Coin Invest Trust (CIT) and minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt, Munich

‎31) 200th Anniversary of John Keats' "Odes to a ....", Alderney Island: A set of six Postage stamps issued by Guernsey Post which brings out stamps on behalf of Alderney Island - 1) Ode on a Grecian Urn,(48p) 2) Ode on Indolence (65p), 3) Ode on Melancholy (66p), 4) Ode to a Nightingale (80p), 5) Ode to Psyche (90p), 6) Ode to Autumn (98 p) : Stamp Set issue date: 24.07.2019‎

32) Isle of Mann: Celebrating the 200th Birth Anniversary of the Birth of Herman Melville, the author of the classic Moby Dick: A six Stamp Set issued on 22.07.2019



























2) Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo and Napoleon's Exile to st. Helena: (Part II) 1) A 5 GBP Coin issued by the Royal Mint UK. 2) A"Drie Landen Zilverset" ( ot the "Three Lands Silver set") containing coins issued by the Royal Dutch Mint including coins of Netherlands, Belgium and UK

Gold Coins:
  


Silver Coins:


British India Coinage:



3) Edward VII: King & Emperor  Coinage

4) George V King Emperor Coinage



Other British Royalty: 

1) Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations (1952-2012): A Five Pound Commemorative coin issued by the Royal Mint, UK

2) Commemorating Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953: A Five Pound Coin minted by the Royal Mint UK in 2013, depicting the Imperial State Crown

3) The Royal Coat of Arms of the UK: Great British 2012 Coin Set (Uncirculated) issued by the Royal Mint UK

4) Prince George's Christening Ceremony celebrated with coins issued by the Royal Mint UK in 2013

5) The British Empire:  A Case of Numismatic "Segregation": (Guest Post by Rahul Kumar)


 British Coinage:


2) Transformation of a Five shilling Coin (Crown) into the UK Twenty-five Pence & then the Five Pound Coin
4) The 350th Anniversary of the Guinea: A Two Pound Coin issued by the Royal Mint UK celebrating the milestone


7) Royal Air Force (RAF), U.K. Centenary (1918-2018):A set of four 2 Pound coins issued by the Royal Mint UK depicting four iconic aircraft which have been inducted by the RAF at various points of time - Super-marine Spitfire, Vulcan, Sea King & Lightning II: Coin set issued in 2018 

8) 50th Anniversary of the first issue of the iconic 7-sided 50 Pence Coins in the variants of Gold, Silver and Brilliant Uncirculated issued by the Royal Mint UK on 24.09.2019
9) Celebrating the 25th James Bond Film -"No Time To Die", with Base Metal, Gold & Silver Coins from the Royal Mint, UK: "007"s most challenging mission": 02.03.2020



 Commemorative British Coinage:



3) Coins commemorating London Olympics & Paralympics (2012)

5) Commemorating the 100th Birth anniversary of Christopher Ironside with his " Royal Arms" design on a 50 Pence coin issued by the Royal Mint, UK 

The Brixton Pound:

Links: Crypto-Currency Stamps & Coin Posts:

1) Croatian Crypto Stamp - 2, Croatia: A 50 HRK stamp (a combination of the analog and the digital) issued by "Hrvatska Posta" (Croatian Post) in coordination with the Croatian Blochchain community gathered around the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Association: Date of Stamp issue: 16.12.2020

2) Did You Know Series (49): Dogecoin (DOGE), Blockchain Mint, Singapore: Blockchain Mint has issued Silver DOGE Medals in three variants - i) Silver Dogecoin Cryptocurrency Medal Gem BU, ii) Silver Dogecoin Cryptocurrency Medal Proof-Like in Blister Pak, iii) Dogecoin Cryptocurrency Commemorative Medal Antiqued in Blister Pack: Date of Medal release/shipping: 05/2021

3) Did You Know Series (50): A Guest Post by Avery Wright: "Is Making the Crypto Space Legally Complaint Paving the Road to Mass (Blockchain) Adoption?" - A perspective:

4) Gibraltar Cryptocurrency Stamp: Stamp value 4 Pounds: Date of Stamp issue: 15.05.2021: (Pre-orders accepted from 19.04.2021):

British Antarctic Territory (BAT) Related Links on this Blog:

1) 200 Years of the Discovery of Antarctica, Estonia: A 2 Euro Commemorative Coin dedicated the the Bicentenary of the Discovery of Antarcticca by Admiral Fabian Gottlieb Benjamin von Bellingshausen on board the "Vostok": Coin issue date: 01/2020

2) Solomon Islands: 250th Anniversary of Captain James Cook's first Pacific "Voyage of Discovery" and charting of New Zealand and Australia's East Coast: Date of Coin issue: 2020





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