July 25, 2013 – Every baby deserves a royal welcome, and this collection contains the perfect year-dated gift for every new Prince and Princess born in 2013, each containing United Kingdom coins beautifully crafted by The Royal Mint. The range includes a number of silver coins, in keeping with the tradition of giving new babies a silver gift to wish them health, wealth and happiness for the start of their journey through life. The Royal Mint Royal Birth collection is hand-made in Britain by a great British institution that has served kings and queens for centuries.
Great Britain / 5 GBP / silver .925 / 28.28g / 38.61mm / Design: Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS (obverse), Benedetto Pistrucci (reverse) / Mintage: 10,000.
Every baby deserves a royal welcome, and to honour the year in which we welcome a future British sovereign into the world, The Royal Mint has crafted a special edition silver proof £5 crown, in keeping with the tradition of giving a gift of silver to new born babies to wish them future health, wealth and happiness. Carrying the classic St George and the Dragon design by Benedetto Pistrucci normally associated with the gold Sovereign, it is a fitting design in a tribute to a future sovereign, and is available exclusively from The Royal Mint. Only ever replicated in silver on very special national occasions, the last time Pistrucci’s design was portrayed in silver was in 1951 in celebration of the Festival of Britain.
Great Britain / 1 GBP / silver .925 / 9.5g / 22.5mm / Design: Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS (obverse), Matthew Dent (reverse) / Mintage: 10,000.
It’s a special year for the United Kingdom, and one that has already seen the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation. The Royal Mint is launching the nation’s flagship circulating coin in a special year-dated silver proof baby gift edition, to mark the year in which the Queen prepares to welcome her new Great Grandchild and future monarch into the world. Hand-made and exclusively available from The Royal Mint, this gift is a lasting keepsake, in keeping with the tradition of giving a gift of silver to new born babies to wish them health, wealth and happiness for the start of their journey through life.
The Royal Birth 2013 United Kingdom Definitive Coin Set comprises the eight denominations of the circulating denominations struck in 2013.
It’s a moment in time that every parent, family member and friend will want to remember for years to come – the arrival of a new baby. This is the year that we welcome our future monarch into the world, so The Royal Mint is commemorating the occasion with a special edition set of all of the definitive UK coins for 2013 manufactured to Brilliant Uncirculated standard. Available exclusively from The Royal Mint, this is the first UK coin set to be issued to celebrate the birth of a royal baby and future heir to the throne. A collectable gift for a lasting memory of a special year.
You can find detailed information on the royal birth range products on the website of The Royal Mint.
The BBC reported on the birth of the royal baby …
… while The Guardian explored the lineage of the potentially future monarch.