The official mint of the United Kingdom, The Royal Mint is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious institutions. Wholly owned by HM Treasury, it has a history of more than 1,000 years going back to 886 AD during the reign of King Alfred the Great, operating today as ‘The Royal Mint Limited’, in Llantrisant, Wales, where it moved […]
Mary Gillick OBE
Home Resources, Facts & History Artists, Engravers & Sculptors Mary Gillick OBE Mary Gillick OBE was a prominent British sculptor and medalist, best known for creating the first definitive coinage portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. Born Mary Gaskell Tutin in Nottingham on 4th April 1881. Studied at the Nottingham School of Art and the Royal College of Art. At the […]