A 16 December 2022 Proclamation teases a new investment collection themed around the so-called 'Special Relationship' between the United Kingdom and the United States. The phrase comes from a 1946 speech by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill who features on these 1/4oz gold and 1oz silver bullion coins alongside President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The inscription will read 'UNITED STATES – UNITED KINGDOM A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP' along with the date and composition. The concept was originally scheduled for a 2021 release and appears to have been revived. The same Proclamation indicates that these will be accompanied by new Royal Arms bullion coins as well as new additions to the Gold Standard range in 1/10oz, 1/4oz, 1/2oz and 1oz sizes. Share Your Thoughts

The King turns 75 on 14 November 2023 and it looks like The Royal Mint are giving him a present in the form of a Five Pound coin with floral details, created by Dan Thorne. The design is a nod to Charles III's dedication to the environment and includes an edge inscription that reads 'RESTORING HARMONY WITH NATURE'. In addition to the annual set editions, we will soon be able to enjoy this Five Pound birthday coin in an individual presentation, likely in BU, silver proof, piedfort silver proof and gold proof. We've not got any further details on the King Charles III Coronation collection as yet but we'll let you know the moment that we do. The Harry Potter Collection

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Knight steps in as screenwriter for Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson, who left the project last month in an incident that stirred up heated speculation from journalists and social media. This Rey movie will chronicle events after " The Rise of Skywalker." We've seen a few 2023 coins already but there's more to come since The Royal Mint spreads their releases through the year. Some are part of ongoing series and others we know about through proclamations published in The Gazette. These formal announcements signpost upcoming Royal Mint releases and we can already tell there's some great stuff in the pipeline. While the first two coins in the set (Harry Potter and Hogwarts Express) show Jody Clark's portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse, the next two will use Martin Jennings' portrait of King Charles. The Great Engravers is a premium coin collection from The Royal Mint celebrating the numismatic art of the past through reissues of some of the most beautiful designs ever to grace UK coinage. So far the Great Engravers series has focused on designs by 19th-century Royal Mint engraver William Wyon, including his Una and the Lion, Three Graces and Gothic Crown. The Gothic Crown was split into two designs - the Quartered Arms and the Victoria Portrait - both released with a 2021 date.

The Royal Mint's definitely looking to the past for inspiration at the moment and the British Monarchs collection, launched in 2022, is a testament to this. The coins in this range celebrate some of the remarkable Kings and Queens that have graced British money down the centuries. 21 coins are planned but we can expect four to be released in 2023: J R R Tolkien - author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings - passed away in 1973. Fifty years on, the father of modern fantasy literature joins a very small group of British authors to be celebrated on coinage with a Two Pound decorated with his distinctive monogram, designed by David Lawrence. The edge reads 'NOT ALL THOSE WHO WANDER ARE LOST' on most editions: a line from The Riddle of Strider from The Fellowship of the Ring. Again, these Tolkien 2 Pounds will be available soon in BU, silver proof, piedfort silver proof and gold proof finishes but you can see them now in annual sets. This official J R R Tolkien 2023 coin features letting and runic symbols associated with the author and his Lord of the Rings series. King Charles Birthday Crown We started shooting in November. We're halfway. We will finish shooting in August, a year on post, and we'll come out in the following August," Gilroy told the crowd, according to Deadline. Taking a break from his stellar career as a New Republic fighter ace, the galaxy’s greatest green rabbit is sent on a top-secret diplomatic mission to Endor, only to end up in the middle of a full-blown Ewok Civil War! Things get dicey, and our long eared Lepi might have to choose between saving the day, and saving his own skin!

The show is reportedly a "mystery thriller" seen from the perspective of the Siths, with the term "acolyte" describing soldiers of Sith Lords.

We have yet to see these coins in an individual presentation but you can sign up for product alerts now for the silver proof 50p and the brilliant uncirculated edition. Will we see another Wyon design in 2023? Or will the Great Engravers look to another British engraver for the next issue? More details as soon as we have them. New British Monarchs Coins will see the release of two new coins in the 25 Years of Magic collection with spellbinding designs based on Jim Kay's Harry Potter illustrations. The Royal Mint are conjuring up 50ps and ounce coins featuring Headmaster Albus Dumbledore and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the coming months. The 2023 National Health Service Fifty Pence uses words associated with the NHS for a modern, graphic design. Edward Jenner Two Pound

As for that Kill Bill comparison, Headland added: "I think it's a really good reference for the modern day martial arts film. Obviously, Tarantino took inspiration from a lot of the movies that our action team and a lot of our design team pulled from - which is stuff from the Shaw brothers to Akira Kurosawa in his samurai films, but also films like Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Find out more and get a full product list on the BCC blog: Accio Numismatica! Royal Mint to Conjure Up Harry Potter Coins. Star Wars: Skeleton Crew" was given the spotlight, with Jedi star Jude Law and creator Jon Favreau delivering the initial trailer for their upcoming series. The show is set in the New Republic era and will follow a clan of rebellious kids lost in the galaxy trying to find their way home. Episodes will be directed by Jon Watts, David Lowery, The Daniels, Jake Schreier, Bryce Dallas Howard and Lee Isaac Chung. No official 2023 release date was declared. Taking a break from his stellar career as a New Republic fighter ace, the galaxy’s greatest green rabbit is sent on a top-secret diplomatic mission to Endor, only to end up in the middle of a full-blown Ewok Civil War! Things get dicey, and our long-eared Lepi might have to choose between saving the day, and saving his own skin. Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is an upcoming – and mysterious – new live-action television series starring Jude Law. Announced by Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau at Star Wars Celebration 2022, it looks like the closest analogy for the show would be to call it the Star Wars universe’s Stranger Things. Seriously, there’s not that much information on this show yet, only that it’s an Amblin-esque coming-of-age story about a group of kids lost in space around the timeframe of The Mandalorian, and that it was initially codenamed “Grammar Rodeo,” which is a pretty brilliant Simpsons reference at least. Creator Jon Watts (director of the Tom Holland Spider-man movies) has only revealed the following: "It's the story of their journey trying to find their way home. It stars four kids, but it is not a kids show." Star Wars: Goonies, er, Skeleton Crew is set for release sometime in 2023 on Disney+. Looking to the Star Wars Future Beyond 2023 Andor: Season 2