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Check out some of our most popular Virenium® coin collections produced to fit in our stunningly designed albums and kickstart your collection today!

Join us for a recap of 5 of our Most Creative 50p coin designs to date! Having produced magnificent coins since 1965, Pobjoy Mint has proudly released an impressive selection of unusual coin designs, 52 of which are 'World Firsts' coins. Not only has Pobjoy seen success in producing 'World Firsts' coins in a variety of metals, countries and denominations but also in producing 'World Firsts' metals. In 1978 Pobjoy Mint became the first company to successfully develop the 'World Firsts' satisfactory man-made metal, Virenium®. 

Due to the popularity of last year's blog post featuring a recap on 50p releases, we have created a list detailing the £2 bi-metal coins we have released between 2020-2022:

Many memorable events and anniversaries have taken place this year, including the commemoration of the Centenary since the Discovery of King Tutankhamun's Tomb. Discover our entire coin collection!

In March 2022, we launched the first coin in a brand new £2 bimetal coin series celebrating 100 years since the end of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Now the whole collection is finally available. Discover more about this Heroic Coins!

Set up by the Pobjoy family in 1965, our business has been striking official commemorative and circulating coins for over 57 years. All our coins bear either HLM Queen Elizabeth II's effigy or the Coat of Arms of the country, meaning we have had the honour of utilising four of HLM Queen Elizabeth II effigies, dating from 1968 to 2022. In accordance with a tradition that can be traced back to the 17th Century, successive monarchs face in alternate directions on their coinage. Therefore, as her late father, King George VI faced left, Her Late Majesty The Queen's effigy faced right.

A Message from Taya Pobjoy, Managing Director, Pobjoy Mint

To remember Diana, Princess of Wales, on the 25th Anniversary of her death we have put together a list of our most memorable coins featuring the People's Princess.

Last year in 2021 we launched a stunning 50 pence coin series in collaboration with internationally acclaimed children’s author, David Walliams OBE and it is now complete! Each coin within this series features the front cover of one of Williams seven globally renowned best-selling novels: The Boy in the Dress, Mr Stink, Billionaire Boy, Gangsta Granny, Ratburger, Awful Auntie and Grandpa’s Great Escape. 

Over the years, we have produced a variety of coins that depict classical designs. In honour of our latest release featuring the famous "Three Graces" design, we have put together a list of some of our recent releases that have featured classical coin designs.