Well and truly minted…
The value of the coins that we use in the United Kingdom , like the notes, can be easily recognised by their colour and shape.
The two-pound coin is a large, round coin that has a small silver coloured disc in the centre surrounded by a gold coloured ring around the outside. This is the highest valued coin in England. The two pound coin is worth two times more than the one pound coin, which is the smaller gold coloured coin.
The silver coins are the fifty pence (the large seven sided coin), the twenty pence (the smaller seven sided coin), the ten pence (the large round coin) and the five pence (the smaller round coin).
The copper coins have the lowest values in our currency. These are the two pence (the large copper coin), and the one pence or penny, as it is also known (the smaller copper coin).
The penny has the lowest value out of all of the notes and coins that we use in the U.K. and it takes 100 pennies to make one pound.
By clicking your mouse on the link below, you can take a closer look at the coins that we use in the United Kindom.
click here to take a closer look at the coins in use
All coins that are used in the U.K. are made at the British Royal Mint, which is a department of the British government. All British coins have the portrait of the Queen on one side.
Although the Royal Mint is responsible for providing the United Kingdom with its coinage, its reputation for producing the world’s finest coins means that more than 100 countries around the world have entrusted the production of their coinage to the British Royal Mint.
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