The Royal Mint’s new LGBTQ+ 50p coin will be legal tender

A collectable rainbow 50p coin that's just been issued by the Royal Mint to mark 50th anniversary of Pride UK can be used as legal tender, should someone want to use it like that.

The Queen commands Mary Anning must appear on 50p coins

The 19th-century fossil hunter, Mary Anning is being commemorated in a series of new collectable coins from the Royal Mint and Natural History Museum.

The Queen commands – put dinosaurs on the 50p coins

By order of The Queen, a trilogy of 50p coins has been released, featuring dinosaurs on them.

The Trial of the Pyx

Earlier today, I had the huge pleasure of attending the Trial of the Pyx in the sumptuous surroundings of the Goldsmith Hall just by St Paul’s Cathedral.