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King Henry II (1154 – 1189)

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King Edward I (1272 – 1307)

King Edward II (1307 - 1327)

King Edward III (1327 - 1377)

King Richard II (1377-1399)

King Henry IV (1399 - 1413)

King Henry V (1413 - 1422)

Edward IV (1461 - 70 & (1471 - 1483)

King Henry VII (1485 - 1509)

King Henry VI (1422-1461) & (1470 -1471)

King Richard III (1483 – 1485)

King Henry VIII (1509 - 1547)

King Edward VI (1547 - 1553)

Queen Mary I (1553 - 1558)

Queen Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603)

King James I (Scotland 1567 - 1625) & (England 1603 - 1625)

King Charles I (1625 - 1649)

The Commonwealth of England (1649 - 1660)

King Charles II (1660 - 1685)

King James II of England & VII of Scotland (1685 - 1688)

King William III (1688 - 1702) and Queen Mary II (1688 - 1694)

Queen Anne (1702 - 1714)

King George I (1714 - 1727)

King George II (1727 - 1760)

King George III (1760 - 1820)

King George IV (1820 – 1830)

King William IV (1830 – 1837)

Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901)

King Edward VII (1901 - 1910)

King George V (1910 – 1936)

King Edward VIII (1936)

King George VI (1936-1952)

Queen Elizabeth II (1952 - 2022)

King Charles III (2022 - Present)

The Coins of Queen Victoria - Young Head Portrait

The Coins of Queen Victoria - The Gothic Portrait

The Coins of Queen Victoria - The Jubilee Head Portrait

The Coins of Queen Victoria - The Old Head Portrait

Coin Portraits of Queen Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II Sapphire Jubilee

Elizabeth II - The Sapphire Jubilee Crown

The History of UK Coins

A Brief History of Coinage in Britain

A Brief History of the Scottish Coinage

British Coin Denominations from Roman Times to Date

Common Names of British Coin Denominations

Coinage Act 1816

Shakespeare – Coins and Money

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The Story of the British Penny

The Story of the Shilling

The Story Of The Silver Threepence Coin

The Story of the Sixpence

The Story of the British Crown

Crown Coin Specification

The Story of the Halfcrown

The Story Of The Gold £5 Coin

The Story of the British Gold Guinea

The Story of the Florin or Two Shilling Piece

The Story of Maundy Money

Silver Coloured Pennies in Your Change

New Gold Sixpence Announced

The Story Of The 50 pence

One Pound Coin Specifications

One Pound Coin Designs 1983 - 2017

Introducing the New 12 Sided One Pound Coin

New £1 Coin Minting Errors

The 2017 Jane Austen Two Pound Coin

The 2017 WWI Aviation Two Pound Coin

How Much is a 1986 £2 Coin Worth?

2018 Blackpool Tower £5 Coin

Can I Spend My £20 Coin?

Why Does an Old Coin Cost Less Than a New Coin?

What is Legal Tender?

UK Coin Designs

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William IV Shield Reverse

Designs on Britannias

Britannia on Platinum Coins

2022 Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Sovereign Release

Music Legends Series

The Queen's Beasts

The Queen's Beasts - The White Lion of Mortimer

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The Queen's Beasts - The Yale of Beaufort

The Tudor Beasts Series

British Chinese Lunar Calendar Coins

Trial Piece Coins

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'Vigo' Issues of 1703

LIMA Provenance Marks on British Coins

'Lima' issues 1745-1746

Roses Provenance Mark on British Coins

Royal African Company Provenance Marks on British Coins

UK Coin Engravers

Sculptors Artists & Engravers of British Coins

Benedetto Pistrucci Engraver Of St. George And The Dragon

Sir Thomas Brock Engraver of Queen Victoria

William Wyon Engraver of the Victoria Young Head Portrait

Edgar Bertram Mackennal Engraver to King George V

George William de Saulles, Sole Engraver Of Edward VII

Mary Gillick Designer of Queen Elizabeth II First Portrait

Raphael Maklouf British Coin Engraver

Ian Rank-Broadley Engraver of Queen Elizabeth II Fourth Portrait

Jody Clark Engraver of Queen Elizabeth Fifth Portrait

Martin Jennings: Engraver of King Charles III Portrait

UK Coin Inscriptions

British Coin Inscriptions in Alphabetical Order

Coin Inscriptions

STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS - Coin Inscriptions on British Coins

DIEU ET MON DROIT Inscription on British Coins

NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT - Inscription on British Coins

PLEIDOL WYF I'M GWLAD - Inscription on British Coins

Decus et Tutamen - Inscription on British Coins

GEORGIVS V. DG.BRITT: OMN: REX. FD. IND: IMP: Coin Inscription

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