New coin designs expected to enter circulation by end of this year
manchestereveningnews.co.ukEight new coin designs, reflecting the King’s passion for conservation and the natural world, have been unveiled by the Royal Mint and are expected to enter circulation by the end of this year.
The new designs, which will feature on coins ranging from the 1p to the £2, will soon start to appear in people’s change across the UK.
The designs are inspired by flora and fauna, celebrating creatures such as the red squirrel, the hazel dormouse and the bee.
Flowers and the oak tree leaf are also depicted on the new coins. All eight coin designs have been approved by the King. READ MORE NHS losing over half a billion pounds a year - due to poor incontinence care READ MORE Met Office issues rain weather warning for Greater Manchester The new coins will enter circulation in line with demand from banks and post offices.
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