Congratulations to Isla Antao-Davis of Farnborough Hill School, who was selected as one of the Runners Up of the Royal Mint Museum Annual Short Story Competition. Read Isla's story, 'Exploring Destiny', here: royalmintmuseum.org.uk/learning/short…

We are very excited about the opening of the Ashmolean Museum's new exhibition, "Money Talks: Art, Society & Power"! Go along to see some of our Edward VIII collection, along with all sorts of fantastic objects. Visit the QT below for info and tickets.

One of the oldest plaster models in the Royal Mint Museum dates back to the mid-19th century and is as spectacular as the medal to which it relates, William Wyon's official prize medal for the Great Exhibition. #Coins #Numismatics

📣 Exciting news! 📣 We are delighted to launch the Royal Mint Museum Collection Online system! Click the link below and use the search tools to browse our collection with full catalogue information. royalmintmuseum.collectionsindex.com/home Share your highlights with us in the replies!

☀️The Royal Mint Museum has a whole range of #SummerHoliday activity sheets!☀️ Learn more about the #coins in our pockets or about monarchs on coins from centuries ago! Explore and download here: royalmintmuseum.org.uk/learning/learn…

Another of the Runners Up for the latest Royal Mint Museum Short Story Competition is Theo Whittingham of King Edward School, Banff. Congratulations! Read Theo's story, 'The Smiths of Shipwreck Island', here: royalmintmuseum.org.uk/learning/short…

Though Britain did not go decimal until the 1970s, the decimal movement gained momentum much earlier, in the 1850s. The successful introduction of the florin, worth 1/10 of a pound, led to the production of pattern decimal coins such as these in the Museum collection.

We received such a high standard of entries for the Royal Mint Museum Short Story Competition that several stories were also chosen as 'Highly Commended'! Among them is 'Sophie and the Magic Coin' by Riya Sekeram at Holy Cross Prep School. Congratulations! royalmintmuseum.org.uk/learning/short…

Perhaps you've already had chance to explore our 'Collection Online' service? The initial batch of uploaded records contains some of the highlights of the Royal Mint Museum collection. Any guesses who this is? Find out here: royalmintmuseum.collectionsindex.com/object-rmm-60

Also among our Highly Commended Short Story Competition entries is 'The Fiery Albatross', by Filip Cichlita at St Paul's Catholic Primary School. Congratulations! Read the full story here: royalmintmuseum.org.uk/learning/short…

One of the Highly Commended Short Story Competition entries that captured the attention of our whole team was 'Coin Cat', by Sophie Harris at Clifton with Rawcliffe Primary School. Well done, Sophie! Read the story here: royalmintmuseum.org.uk/learning/short…

A recoinage was undertaken early in the reign of Elizabeth I to restore faith in the coinage. It was one of the greatest achievements of her long reign and a medal was struck to mark the occasion, a rare silver specimen of which is in the Royal Mint Museum collection.

The final story of those chosen as 'Highly Commended' in our Short Story Competition is 'HMS Royal Mint', by Oliver McClure from Kea Primary School, Cornwall. Congratulations! Read the story here: royalmintmuseum.org.uk/learning/short…

The latest edition of the Royal Mint Museum newsletter has arrived! This has been an exciting month of launches for us, including our new podcast, if you missed this morning's announcement. Read all about it here: royalmintmuseum.org.uk/journal/news/n…

Now you can explore this fascinating topic with us, just search for ‘Coins and the Sea’ on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your favourite shows. Société française de Numismatique (SFN) American Numismatic Society Xavier Rogé (Numista) American Numismatic NumismáticaVisual NumisMedia CCN & CSN Royal Numismatic Society

Whether in warships or life saving, Britain's naval heritage has had a lasting impact on its currency. In our first episode, explore this story through coins of the past. Full episode here: royalmintmuseum.org.uk/podcast/mariti… Featuring Dr Barrie Cook British Museum and Richard Blakemore!

We found over 220 coins on the Mary Rose, from gold crowns to silver pennies, but how was money used on the Mary Rose? The latest episode of the Royal Mint Museum podcast looks at life on board ships of the past, and the role of money at sea. Listen now - royalmintmuseum.org.uk/podcast/life-o…

Do you know who this numismatically-famous hair belongs to? Find out and view the full record as part of our Collection Online service: royalmintmuseum.collectionsindex.com/object-rmm-4161

The Royal Mint Museum have launched a new #podcast series all about coins and the sea 🌊 Don't miss this episode all about #pirates featuring author of 'Enemies of All,' Richard Blakemore: buff.ly/3Xvc5Bc