new coins from the royal mint

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:57 pm

Britain's loose change is to be revamped for the first time since decimalisation in 1971 after the Royal Mint revealed plans yesterday to update the designs for coppers and silver. The existing profile of the Queen's head is being retained, but the Mint believes that the Prince of Wales' feathers on the 2p piece and the thistle on the 5p piece no longer reflect modern Britain. When a new monarch is crowned, coins have to be designed with a new head. The Treasury said the decision to design only the "tail" side of the coin meant it had every faith that the Queen's reign would be long-lived: "God bless her, may she carry on for many more years.

the 1p 2p 5p 10p 20p 50p £1 coins are to be redesigned and replaced with this :-

Community Founder Joined: Jun 30, 2005 Posts: 2627

Yea always nice to see something new Very Happy

cheers
|2es-mrix

Joined: Jul 10, 2006 Posts: 494

As for the coins being British I thought that was English currency and legal tender only in places we have conquered such as Scotland, Wales and Ireland.

Joined: Nov 12, 2007 Posts: 349

But did any one stop to think whether this would cause outrage to islam and muslims - they may think they are too shiny and therefore some sort of blasphemy on their religion!