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New coins made at Royal Mint in Llantrisant go into circulation
New coins made by the Royal Mint in Llantrisant go into circulation today. They include a £2 coin to commemorate 100 years since the start of the First World War and a 50 pence coin to celebrate the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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New £2 coin commemorates the First World War
New coins made at Royal Mint go into circulation
New coins made at the Royal Mint in Llantrisant go into circulation today.
They include a new £2 coin to commemorate 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War and a 50 pence coin to celebrate the Commonweath Games, which takes place in Glasgow later in the year.
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Freshly minted coins unveiled to mark 2014
The Royal Mint in Llantrisant has unveiled its new coins for 2014. From tomorrow, there'll be a new £2 coin commemorating the outbreak of the First World War, and a new 50p coin celebrating the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Hannah Thomas has been to see them in production.
Royal Mint: 'Coins are a way to commemorate what's important'
Dr Kevin Clancy of the Royal Mint Museum talks to ITV Cymru Wales about the ideas behind the First World War coin and the relevance of commemorative coins in Britain today.
Royal Mint unveils new coins
A new £2 coin to commemorate 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War will go into circulation from tomorrow.
A 50 pence coin has also been created looking ahead to next year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
They were made at the Royal Mint in Llantrisant.
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