2025 has already been a busy year for new coin releases, this blog post revisits the annual Royal Mint designs and a preview of what's still to come

DEFINITIVES

KING CHARLES: FLORA & FAUNA

In January the King Charles Flora and Fauna definitive set first released in 2023 was re-released for a third successive year in the Royal Mint Annual Coin Set. Some designs may be released into general circulation, depending on demand but mintage figures will not be confirmed until next year.

COMMEMORATIVES

HMS BELFAST

The first commemorative coin of 2025 was actually released one month early. In December 2024 the HMS Belfast £2 coin commemorated one of Britain's most famous Royal Navy ships

2025 ANNUAL SET

Alongside the definitive annual set, the Royal Mint also selected five brand new designs for their annual commemorative set including;

• Queen Mother 125th Birthday

• Red Arrows 50p

• Stories of WW2 50p

• Modern Railway £2

• Greenwich Royal Observatory £2

  

HARRY POTTER: THE FLYING CAR 50p

The third coin in the Harry Potter Collection commemorating famous scenes from the franchise, and the seventh Harry Potter 50p in total.

ANNIVERSARY COINS

• 150 Years of Liberty London £5

• 75th Anniversary of the death of George Orwell

• 80th Anniversary of VE Day 50p

• 90 Years of Mary Poppins 50p

• 15 Years of Zog 50p

£5 COINS

• Further releases in the Music Legends range: John Lennon and Iron Maiden

• Further releases in the Tudor Beasts range: Queen's Panther & Greyhound of Richmond

• The Official King Charles Royal Arms

STILL TO COME...

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• 90 Years of Monopoly 50p

• Harry Potter: EXPECTO PATRONUM

• RRS Discovery £2

• Queen Anne 75th Birthday £5

• Lunar Year of the Horse £5

• Tudor Beasts Queen's Lion £5

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