The 2023 United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Definitive Coin Set

This set features the five commemorative coins specially selected for the 2022 Annual Sets, including coins dedicated to Dame Vera Lynn, Alexander Graham Bell and Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, as well as two different coins commemorating Her Majesty The Queen’s unprecedented Platinum Jubilee. Additionally, the set also contains the eight definitive coins of 2022, which have all been struck in their circulating alloys and finished to Brilliant Uncirculated standard. The definitive coins ranging from 1p to 50p are presented in their completed arrangement to form Matt Dent’s ‘picture puzzle’ recreation of the Royal Arms. Meanwhile, the reverse of the £1 coin features David Pearce’s design representing the UK’s four home nations, whilst Antony Dufort’s Britannia £2 coin design completes the collection. The coins are presented in fascinating fold-out packaging, providing contextual insight into each coin and the relative subject matter.

The first Annual Sets release to feature the world’s first official coinage portrait of King Charles III
Each coin features the definitive coinage portrait of His Majesty The King designed by Martin Jennings
Five new commemorative coins feature in the set, specially chosen for this year
Each coin is struck to Brilliant Uncirculated standard, which is a higher standard than the coins found in everyday change
Dated 2023, the coins serve as special keepsakes of a new chapter in numismatic history
Accompanied by fold-out packaging that offers insight into the anniversary, event or figure each coin celebrates

The 2023 Annual Sets contain specially selected commemorative coins that celebrate icons, events and anniversaries of British cultural and historic significance. Serving as a physical representation of The Royal Mint’s dedication to its craft, innovation and quality, these sets are a highly anticipated release that marks another chapter in numismatic history each year. This year’s Annual Sets notably feature Martin Jennings’ definitive effigy of His Majesty The King for the first time.

Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated
Issue limit: 8,000
Alloy: Base Metal
Denomination: Euro
Number of coins: 10

This collection includes all Slovenian euro coin denominations with the national obverse, the 2021 commemorative €2 coin honoring
200th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Carniola Provincial Museum, as well as a bimetallic €3 coin - 300th anniversary of Škofjeloški pasijon
The coins come delivered in a protective folder and sleeve.

Official coin set BU with 8 coins dedicated to Jozef Murgaš.

A commemorative medal is included in the set.

This set features the five commemorative coins specially selected for the 2022 Annual Sets, including coins dedicated to Dame Vera Lynn, Alexander Graham Bell and Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, as well as two different coins commemorating Her Majesty The Queen’s unprecedented Platinum Jubilee. Additionally, the set also contains the eight definitive coins of 2022, which have all been struck in their circulating alloys and finished to Brilliant Uncirculated standard. The definitive coins ranging from 1p to 50p are presented in their completed arrangement to form Matt Dent’s ‘picture puzzle’ recreation of the Royal Arms. Meanwhile, the reverse of the £1 coin features David Pearce’s design representing the UK’s four home nations, whilst Antony Dufort’s Britannia £2 coin design completes the collection. The coins are presented in fascinating fold-out packaging, providing contextual insight into each coin and the relative subject matter.

The euro coin series comprises eight different denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cent, €1 and €2. The euro coins have a common side and a national side. The national side indicates the issuing country. The common sides of the coins were designed by Mr Luc Luycx of the Royal Belgian Mint.

They show images of the European Union or of Europe and symbolise the unity of the EU. The 1, 2 and 5 cent coins show Europe in relation to Africa and Asia on a globe.
Croatia has chosen four designs for their national sides of the euro coins, all featuring the distinctive Croatian chequerboard pattern in the background. All the coins also depict the 12 stars of the European flag.

The €2 coin features a map of Croatia on a chequerboard background. The design, by Ivan Šivak, includes the year of issuance and the inscription “HRVATSKA”, the country’s name in Croatian.

Edge lettering of the €2 coin: “O LIJEPA O DRAGA O SLATKA SLOBODO” (“Oh beautiful, oh dear, oh sweet freedom”), a line from Ivan Gundulić’s famous play, Dubravka.

The €1 coin shows a marten on a chequerboard background and was designed by Jagor Šunde, David Čemeljić and Fran Zekan. The marten is a small mammal that lent its name to the country’s former currency, the kuna. The design includes the year of issuance and the inscription “HRVATSKA”, the country’s name in Croatian.

The 50 cent , 20 cent and. 10 cent coin features a portrait of inventor and engineer Nikola Tesla, who developed alternating current technology. The coin was designed by Ivan Domagoj Račić and includes the year of issuance and the inscription “HRVATSKA”, the country’s name in Croatian.

The 1, 2 and 5 -cent coin shows a motif of the letters “HR” in the angular Glagolitic script. The Glagolitic alphabet is the oldest known Slavic script and was used in Croatia until the 19th century. The coin was designed by Maja Škripelj and includes the year of issuance and the inscription “HRVATSKA”, the country’s name in Croatian.

Metal: Cupper/Nickel
Weight: 6,6 g
Diameter: 20,5 (mm)
Quality: Unc

As an era comes to a close, the new effigy of His Majesty King Charles III will assume its place on the obverse for Australia's legal tender coins. in keeping centuries-old tradition, as the successor, the effigy of His Majesty facing left. the opposite direction from his predecessor.