Royal Mint by Ethan Jones https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs en-us 2018-07-04 09:46:43 UTC 2018-07-18 10:57:43 UTC hello@padlet.com Where is The Royal Mint?Opened by The Queen in 1968 in readiness for the introduction of the decimal coinage, The Royal Mint's headquarters in Llantrisant, South Wales, employs more than 900 people. ej61945 https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/269363015 Ethan

]]> 2018-07-04 09:49:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/269363015 Ticket Prices ej61945 https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/269363419 Adult (16+) | £13.00
Child (5-15) | £10.50
Senior (60+) | £11.50
Student (ID required ) | £11.50
Family (2 Adult+2 Child / 1 Adult+3 Child) | £38.50
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]]> 2018-07-04 09:52:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/269363419 Opening TimesOpen daily, seven days a week.1st April to 31st October1st tour - 10.00amlast tour - 4.30pm1st November to 31st March1st tour - 10amlast tour - 4pm ej61945 https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/269366057 Ethan


]]> 2018-07-04 10:23:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/269366057 How to Find Us ej61945 https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/269366137 Ethan

The Royal Mint Experience is conveniently situated 4 miles from Junction 34 of the M4, north-west of Cardiff.]]> 2018-07-04 10:24:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/269366137 Paddington Bear joins us on UK coins! ej61945 https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/269366307 he duffle coat, the suitcase, that hat… yes, the rumours were true, Paddington Bear is starting a new adventure and will feature on UK coins, with not one, but two 50p coin designs! This year marks the 60th anniversary since the first publication, today, Paddington is a British icon and we’re excited to celebrate Britain’s most-loved bear on UK coins for the first time. Ethan

]]> 2018-07-04 10:26:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/269366307 ej61945 https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/269366520 through Parliament with an overwhelming majority. A century later the act’s legacy lives on and democracy remains to be a crucial part of the lives of the general public of the UK. We mark this political milestone on a 50p coin designed by Royal Mint designer, Stephen Taylor. We recently caught up with Stephen to discover more about the story and inspiration behind the design of the Representation of the People Act 1918 50p coin
Ethan ]]> 2018-07-04 10:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/269366520 How did your journey with The Royal Mint begin? ej61945 https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/269366594
I started off my journey by completing a foundation course in Swansea where I found out that I had a keen interest in three-dimensional aspects of design as well as graphics. This led to me completing a degree in graphics and packaging design, which I really enjoyed. I was working for an education company where I had been for 10 years designing Interactive software and posters for schools and wanted a new challenge. This led to me discovering a job vacancy at The Royal Mint – I started in 2012 and worked as a graphic designer after a couple of years I was promoted to Senior Designer and now progressed to the Concept Design Manager. Peter



]]> 2018-07-04 10:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/269366594 In 2017, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will have been our queen for 65 years. In reaching this milestone, she will become the first British monarch to reach their Sapphire Jubilee. In a series of blog posts we’re taking a trip down memory lane, recalling key anniversaries and celebrations from The Queen’s reign. ej61945 https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/269366871 Ethan 


]]> 2018-07-04 10:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/269366871 if you cast your eyes across The Royal Mint’s 1,100 years of history and catalog of commemorations, you’ll find stories of kings and queens, whose battles and conquests shaped Britain’s heritage, told on our coinage. Their remarkable stories live on centuries after their reign, passed down from generation to generation, retold and remembered on coinage ej61945 https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/269367138 2018-07-04 10:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/269367138 Peter ej61945 https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/269369276
Parliament with an overwhelming majority. A century later the act’s legacy lives on and democracy remains to be a crucial part of the lives of the general public of the UK. We mark this political milestone on a 50p coin designed by Royal Mint designer, Stephen Taylor. We recently caught up with Stephen to discover more about the story and inspiration behind the design of ]]> 2018-07-04 10:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/269369276 what about how the money is made there and how much per year. petermccormick1234 https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/270397677 2018-07-17 08:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/270397677 How bank notes are created?Paper banknotes. Most banknotes are made from cotton paper with a weight of 80 to 90 grams per square meter. The cotton is sometimes mixed with linen, abaca, or other textile fibres. ej61945 https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/270398715 Ethan ]]> 2018-07-17 09:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/270398715 Who made the first money? ej61945 https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/270398912 Ethan 

No one knows for sure who first invented such money, but historians believe metal objects were first used as money as early as 5,000 B.C. Around 700 B.C., theLydians became the first Western culture to make coins. Other countries and civilizations soon began to mint their own coins with specific values.
]]> 2018-07-17 09:16:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/270398912 how many countries does the royal mint help to supply to petermccormick1234 https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/270399184 Peter Mccormick ]]> 2018-07-17 09:20:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/270399184 The First Coin made ej61945 https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/270399952 Ethan

The first coins were made of electrum, an alloy of silver and gold. It appears that many early Lydian coins were minted by merchants as tokens to be used in trade transactions. The Lydian state also minted coins, most of the coins mentioning king Alyattes of Lydia.]]> 2018-07-17 09:31:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/270399952 When did the old £1 coins go peter Mccormick petermccormick1234 https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/270503712 11.59pm on Sunday (15 October) shops won't be able to hand out the old coins as change and the vast majority will refuse to accept them as payment. ]]> 2018-07-18 09:11:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ej61945/mr08sdsw68cs/wish/270503712