Ceylon / Sri Lanka
Assam, India
Japan
Taiwan
Nepal
China
Kenya
Egypt
South Africa
Behind the Craft - British Trade Dollar
May 23 , 2022
Trade Dollars were first introduced in the late 15th Century, when the ‘Spanish Dollar’ was used as a standardised currency to facilitate internati...
Behind the Craft - 2022 Sovereign
Mar 31 , 2022
The Sovereign is one of the world’s most famous coins, first introduced in the 15th Century by Henry VII. 200 years later Britain’s economic crisis...
Behind the Craft - Charity
Mar 31 , 2022
The ‘Queen’s Virtues’ were first revealed to the public as part of the Victoria Memorial, commissioned shortly after the death of Queen Victoria in...
Behind the Craft - Gothic Crown
Mar 31 , 2022
The 1847 ‘Gothic Crown’ is one of the 19th Century’s most intriguing coins. Commissioned to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Queen Victoria’s coro...
Behind the Craft - 2022 Una and the Lion
Mar 31 , 2022
The legend of Una & the Lion dates back to Edmund Spencer’s epic 16th Century poem The Faerie Queene, believed to be an allegory for the life o...
Behind the Craft - Trade Dollar
Mar 31 , 2022
Necessity has inspired innovation and creativity throughout history, and was the driving force behind the creation of Trade Dollars, global currenc...
Behind the Craft - Napoleon's Angel
Mar 31 , 2022
Napoleon Bonaparte built an Empire that spread across Europe before his defeat at Waterloo in 1815. Exiled to St Helena, he spent his final years a...
Behind the Craft - Three Graces
Mar 31 , 2022
William Wyon is one of history’s greatest coin designers. Born in England in 1795, his father was an engraver of medals and coins, his uncle a die ...
