Five years later, Article 16 of the Act of Union declared that for the first time all of Great Britain would have the same currency - so that seems like a good starting point for British coins.

There are no plans to replace the current £50 note ... Victoria Cleland British currency is also changing as a new series of 10p coin designs have now started to enter circulation.

The coin is no longer available from the Royal Mint and is the first coin with King Charles' profile on following the death ...