Glasgow 2014 and WWI marked in new coins
The new designs for five denominations of coins include a 50 pence piece to mark the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next year.
There will also be two new £2 coins, including one which pays tribute to the 500th anniversary of Trinity House, the organisation that has protected Britain’s waters since 1514.
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Hide AdThe other £2 coin commemorates the outbreak of the First World War with a design that mimics the famous call to arms by Lord Kitchener.
Kevin Clancy, director of the Royal Mint Museum, said the coin was the first in a series that would follow the progress of the war over the next five years.
“There will be a £2 coin to mark the outbreak of the war next year and it’s got a very familiar design,” he added.
The floral emblem £1 coins, which began last year with a rose for England and daffodil for Wales, will continue with coins featuring a thistle for Scotland and a shamrock for Northern Ireland.