2018 Silver Proof Ten Pence - The Great British Coin Hunt - Y

In 2018 The Royal Mint released 26 commemorative 10p coin designs. Their theme is the A to Z of Britain and each coin combines a letter of the alphabet with an aspect of quintessential Britishness.

This is the first time The Royal Mint has produced a series of commemorative 10p coins and each 10p coin has been struck in .925 Sterling Silver to a Proof finish.

Y is for Yeoman Warder  - This 10p features the letter Y next to a Yeoman Warder and is the only official UK coin celebrating the men and women who guard Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London.

Yeomen Warders, or to give them their official title, The Yeomen Warders of Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London, and Members of the Sovereign's Body Guard of the Yeoman Guard Extraordinary, were formed by King Henry VII in 1485 during the Tudor period.

Yeoman Warder’s have been immortalised on souvenirs, keyrings, pencil cases you name it, they adorn the signs outside countless restaurants and pubs and even sit proudly as the name of one of the nation’s favourite brands of Gin!

As of 2011, there were 37 Yeoman Warders and one chief warder and in 2007, Moira Cameron became the first women to ever hold the position of Yeoman Warder of the Tower of London after a 22-year career in the British Army. And in 2009 members of the British Navy were allowed to be a Yeomen Warder for the first time.

The coin is protectively encapsulated in a Perspex presentation block and housed in the original Royal Mint outer case.

Coin Specifications

Denomination - 10p

Year of issue - 2018

Weight - 6.5g

Diameter - 24.5mm

Metal - 925 Sterling Silver

Finish - Proof

Limited edition - only 15,000 pieces worldwide.