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A gilt-edged plan to bring more Muslims into the financial system doesn’t wholly glitter
Annual ceremony dating back to the 12th century returns with rare addition to mark reign of King Charles III
Record profits at 1,100-year-old company driven entirely by its consumer business offsetting decline in the use of coins
Royal Mint at work on ‘biggest change to coinage in decades’
Money bearing image of Queen Elizabeth is still usable but new versions will enter circulation
Government measures to attract digital asset companies include stablecoin regulation and Royal Mint NFT
With the coin market in decline, the UK Treasury organisation tries to find other ways of making money as part of a reinvention of itself
Institution founded under Alfred the Great more than 1,100 years ago responds to investor demand
Royal Mint to release new series of commemoratives
Old money can be exchanged at banks and paid into accounts
Culmination of years of work to identify a location
UK Treasury questions whether mix of eight coins and four banknotes ‘meet current and future needs’
New coinage likely to prove popular with collectors
Vending industry predicts adapting machines to changes will cost £100m
Savers warned to raid piggy banks before round pound becomes worthless in October
Jurors will weigh and scrutinise 35,000 coins until end of April
The government-owned mint’s decision to target retail customers online pays off as profits rise
Online platform sees 32% increase in transactions
Investors to get a choice of bullion, from Royal Mint Refinery 100g and 1kg bars, to Signature Gold
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