e monarch, others were more general. Some of the mottos were:
- POSUI DEUM ADIUTOREM MEUM "I have made God my helper". Coins of Henry VII, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I. Possibly refers to Psalms 52:7, Ecce homo qui non posuit Deum adjutorem suum "Behold the man who did not make God his helper".
- RUTILANS ROSA SINE SPINA "A dazzling rose without a thorn". Coins of Henry VIII and Edward VI. Initially on the unsuccessful and very rare Crown of the Rose of Henry VIII and continued on subsequent small gold coinage into the reign of Edward VI.
- POSUIMUS DEUM ADIUTOREM NOSTRUM "We have made God our helper". Coins of Philip and Mary. The same as above, but with a plural subject.
- FACIAM EOS IN GENTEM UNAM "I shall make them into one nation". Coins of James I, signifying his desire to unite the English and Scottish nations. Refers to Ezekiel 37:2 in the Vulgate Bible.
- CHRISTO AUSPICE REGNO "I reign with Christ as my protector". Coins of Charles I.
- EXURGAT DEUS DISSIPENTUR INIMICI "May God rise up, may [his] enemies be scattered". Coins of Charles I, during the Civil War. Refers to Psalms 67:1 in the Vulgate Bible.
- PAX QUAERITUR BELLO "Peace is sought by war". Coins of the Protectorate; personal motto of Oliver Cromwell.
- HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE. "Shamed be he who thinks ill of it." Sovereigns of George III. Motto of the Order of the Garter.
- DECUS ET TUTAMEN. "A decoration and protection." Some pound coins of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and some crown coins including some of Victoria and George V. Refers to the inscribed edge as a protection against the clipping of precious metal, as well as being a complimentary reference to the monarch and the monarchy.
- Banknotes of the pound sterling
- Britannia (coin)
- List of British bank notes and coins
- One hundred pounds (British coin)
- Royal Mint
- Roman currency
- Mark (money)
- Twenty pounds (British coin)
- Mintage Figures, Royal Mint
- "United Kingdom £5 Coin (Commemorative Crown)". The Royal Mint Limited. 3 March 2010.
- Royal Mint website
- "Llantrisant". Royal Mint. 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
In April 1967 it was announced that the new Royal Mint would be built at Llantrisant in South Wales.
- National Museums Scotland website
- The 1696 Recoinage (1696–1699), Richard Kleer, University of Regina, The Literary Encyclopedia
- Newton and the Counterfeiter, Thomas Levenson, Faber & Faber, ISBN 978-0-571-22992-5
- The Scottish Mint after the recoinage, 1709–1836, Athol L Murray, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1999
- Sir Isaac Newton and the Scottish recoinage, 1707–10, Athol L Murray, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1997
- On the Value of Gold and Silver in European Currencies and the Consequences on the World-wide Gold- and Silver-Trade, Sir Isaac Newton, 21 September 1717.
- By The King, A Proclamation Declaring the Rates at which Gold shall be current in Payments reproduced in the numismatic chronicle and journal of the Royal Numismatic Society, Vol V., April 1842 – January 1843
- Coins with Cromwell's image were first minted in 1656 by Pierre Blondeau.
- "Why coppers are rising in value", The Times, 12 May 2006
- Corporate FAQs
- "Royal Mint unveils coin designs". BBC News. 2 April 2008. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- New Coin Designs FAQ, Royal Mint
- "New Designs, Spring of 2008". Royal Mint. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
- Poulter, Sean (29 June 2009). "Have you a 20p worth £50 in your pocket? Royal Mint error results in undated coins". Daily Mail. UK. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- "Your Change is Changing". Bulletin (Royal Mint) (107): 6. 2008.
[Stephen Raw said] "We couldn't have had post-modern designs like this 50 years ago – the public simply wouldn't have accepted them
- "Wales short-changed by new coin designs", Daily Post (North Wales), 3 April 2008
- "Birmingham MP's crusade to bring back Britannia on coins", Birmingham Post, 9 February 2009
- "I hate the new coins. My father must be turning in his grave". The Independent (UK). 6 April 2008. Archived from t