I am delighted by the designs for the new British definitive set of coins that will be released later this year. The designs, created by the Royal Mint with input from King Charles, feature plants and animals found across the UK.
The 1p depicts a hazel dormouse, the 2p the red squirrel, the 5p an oak tree leaf, the 10p the critically endangered capercaillie, the 20p a puffin, the 50p a salmon, the £1 sees two bees and the £2 coin features a rose for England, a daffodil for Wales, a thistle for Scotland and a shamrock for Northern Ireland.
These coin designs will eventually replace the current shield, which features an emblem of the home nations: a rose, a thistle, a shamrock and a leek, and was introduced under Queen Elizabeth II in 2008.
The coins, ranging from the 1p to the £2, will be in circulation by the end of the year.
How lovely to see some wildlife on our coins.
I don't think we've seen that since the farthing was phased out in 1961.
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