Lot 137: Three UK Royal Mint Britain's First Decimal Coin Sets

This lot comprises three souvenir coin sets, each presented in a blue vinyl folder with a white card interior mount. Each set contains five coins: a half penny, one penny, and two new pence in bronze, alongside a five new pence and ten new pence in cupro-nickel. The obverses feature the second decimal portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Arnold Machin, while the reverses display designs including a crowned portcullis, the Prince of Wales’ feathers, a crowned thistle, and a crowned lion passant guardant. The front cover is printed in gold-toned lettering reading BRITAIN’S FIRST DECIMAL COINS. The interior includes a heraldic crest above the text ROYAL MINT and an informative text block mentioning designers MR. ARNOLD MACHIN, O.B.E., R.A. and MR. CHRISTOPHER IRONSIDE. The text describes the transition to decimalisation and provides heraldic descriptions of the reverse designs. No other maker’s marks, signatures, or labels are visible on the sets.