A huge collection of historic gold coins, recovered from the wall of a house in France after their owner passed away, has ...

The Treasury reportedly lost over $85 million producing the one-cent coin last year. It has now placed its final order of penny blanks.

So as the King prepared to distribute purses of newly-minted Maundy coins to the needy and deserving on Thursday, I realised I had no idea what his face on the currency looks like.

The Royal Maundy tradition, held on the Thursday before Easter ... She received two leather purses- a red one with commemorative coins, including a £5 coin honouring The Queen Mother and a ...

Coin collectors, you might be unknowingly ... you could make a tidy sum by selling it. Today (April 17) is Maundy Thursday - an Easter tradition where Christians remember the last supper of ...

this year's coins commemorate World War II as well as the Queen Mother. In 2024, Queen Camilla became the first royal consort ever to step in for the monarch at Maundy Thursday services.

The King quipped "it's all smoke and mirrors" as a wellwisher told him he looked in good health, as he and the Queen were in good spirits attended the Maundy Thursday service at Durham Cathedral.

On Maundy Thursday, Christians commemorate the day ... to hand out two small leather string purses containing special coins to elderly attendees. A red purse contains a standard coin, while ...

The Monarch usually marks Maundy Thursday by giving out special commemorative coins called Maundy money - a tradition with origins dating back to medieval times. Although the Monarchy used to give ...

On Maundy Thursday, it is customary in Bulgaria to dye Easter eggs, starting with the most important one—the first egg must always be painted red. This egg is used to make the sign of the cross ...

Maundy Thursday is known by many names ... Maundy money is made up of coins that have been specially minted for the occasion – they are legal tender and are highly collectable.