Maundy money

See Maundy money for full details of these issues.

It is still used for Maundy money and various commemorative issues.

For the further history of the silver penny from 1822 to date, please see Maundy money.

The collection also includes a full set of Maundy Money which was acquired in 1995.

An example of such currency is Maundy money.

Mintage of sets of Maundy money dropped from 9,929 in 1908 to 2,428 the following year.

Even the Maundy Money the Queen doles out comes from the taxpayer.

In most years there are fewer than 2,000 complete sets of Maundy money; they are highly sought after by collectors.

Maundy Money, ceremonial coinage that includes a two-pence coin, traditionally given to the poor.

At that time, coins used for the Maundy money distribution were indistinguishable from those struck for circulation.

Maundy money is a ceremonial coinage traditionally given to the poor, and nowadays awarded annually to deserving senior citizens.

In 1817 he struck the maundy money, and began to make his pattern crown-piece in rivalry of Thomas Simon.

A total of 5,100 people have received Maundy Money in recognition of their service to the Church and their communities.

In 2005 Queen Elizabeth II visited the cathedral to distribute Maundy money.

"Maundy Money - on The Royal Mint website"

Maundy money is struck in denominations of one penny, two pence, three pence, and four pence.

For example, for every 5,000 bimetallic coins issued, one must be set aside, but for silver Maundy money the proportion is one in 150.

These coins, known as Maundy money or Royal Maundy, are distributed in red and white purses.

Also known as Sheer Thursday in the United Kingdom, it is traditionally a day of cleaning and giving out Maundy money there.

The first Maundy Money was distributed in Knaresborough by King John on 15 April 1210.

There, Beatrice interacted with parishioners, received flowers from the public, and assisted the Queen as she passed out the official Maundy money to the pensioners.

It is also sung each year at the Royal Maundy service in which the Queen distributes Maundy money.

British silver pennies were minted until about 1750, then occasionally until about 1820; thereafter, they were only minted for Maundy money.

Every year at Easter The Queen presents special 'Maundy money' to local pensioners in a UK cathedral or abbey.

During the service, The Queen will distribute Maundy Money to 80 men and 80 women - one for each of The Queen's 80 years.