The Royal Mint in the U.K. has unveiled a new 1-pound coin that it says will be the world's most counterfeit-proof coin. The 12-sided coin, which is set to be released by 2017, will still feature a ...

Throughout the Queen's reign, the Royal Mint has struck every official UK coin. The Queen's portrait on the £1 pound coin has been redesigned over the decades, and the most recent edition of the £1 ...

As the Royal Mint introduces a new £1 coin to tackle forgeries, here are 10 things we know about the pound. 1. The new 12-sided coin has a gold-coloured outer ring and a silver-coloured centre. 2. It ...

There were four shortlisted designs for the new £1 coin (Picture Metro.co.uk/Royal Mint) Four concept designs for the new pound coin were considered ahead of the 12-sided pound’s release earlier this ...