Treasures of The Royal Mint

Dan Snow's History Hit

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4.7 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

A history of British monarchs in coins. With a history stretching over 1,100 years, The Royal Mint has forged a fascinating story through the world of historic coins. As the second oldest mint in the world, and the oldest company in the UK, its history is entwined with the 61 monarchs who have ruled England and Britain over the last 1,200 years. Chris Barker, historian at the Royal Mint Museum takes Dan through some of the rarest coins in the collection from within the vaults, unravelling what the coinage reveals about monarchs from the Norman conquest right through to the 20th century, including the coins created for Edward VIII but were never released in light of his abdication.

Produced by Mariana Des Forges

Mixed and Mastered by Dougal Patmore

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0:00.0	Hey folks, welcome to Dan Snow's History Hit.
0:03.1	Now I've been filming a lot with the Royal Mint recently.
0:05.3	We've got a special History Hit partnership
0:06.8	with the Royal Mint.
0:07.7	They make all the coins and stuff.
0:09.0	You're unbelievable.
0:10.2	And they've been doing so for over a thousand years.
0:12.4	Love those guys.
0:13.3	It made sense that we did a little podcast now
0:15.2	because I visited the Royal Mint at a secret location.
0:19.0	So I have a secret actually.
0:20.2	It's on Google Maps, but you can go.
0:21.5	It's near Cardiff in the valleys of South Wales.
0:25.8	It is the second oldest mint in the world.
0:28.1	It is the oldest company in the UK.
0:31.0	They've got the rarest coins in the history of Britain.
0:34.9	And minting coins, sorting out the money,
0:38.3	is one of the most basic fundamental roles of government.
0:43.7	As such, their history is entwined with the history
0:46.8	of the 61 monarchs who've ruled England and Britain
0:49.9	over the last 1200 years.
0:51.6	It's an awesome place.
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