New 10p coin enters circulation - will you spot one?
Summary
The Royal Mint has started releasing a new 10p coin featuring King Charles and a capercaillie bird, a species at risk in Scotland. This new coin design is part of a series showing UK plants and animals on coins and marks the first 10p coins minted in about four years.Key Facts
- The new 10p coins feature King Charles on one side and a capercaillie bird on the other.
- The capercaillie is a large grouse found only in parts of Scotland and is endangered.
- The Royal Mint last issued new 10p coins about four years ago.
- Around 600,000 coins dated 2023 and 6.5 million dated 2026 have been released to banks and post offices.
- New coin designs from 1p to £2 now show different British plants and animals.
- Coins with King Charles’s portrait still make up only about 1% of the UK’s 24.1 billion coins in circulation.
- Old coins with Queen Elizabeth II’s image can still be used as legal money.
- The Bank of England plans to feature wildlife on future banknotes, replacing historical figures.
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