Royal wedding: how to buy the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle £5 coin

Royal Mint releases a new coin depicting a
loving and informal portrait of the couple

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The coin, which has been approved by the couple, features a
“relaxed and informal” portrait of the pair “gazing lovingly into
one another’s eyes”.

Created by Jody Clark – the Royal Mint coin designer behind the
2015 coinage portrait of  the Queen – the new wedding
coin goes on sale today on the Royal Mint website. This is Markle’s first
appearance on a UK coin produced by the Royal Mint.

“Following the announcement of their engagement, the Royal Mint
was granted a private sitting with Prince Harry and Meghan at
Kensington Palace,” said the Royal Mint. The statement highlighted
the “easy familiarity and connection between the royal duo.”

The artists involved in the coin’s design were invited to
Kensington Palace for a special photoshoot to help them capture the
couple’s likeness, says The Daily Telegraph. 

The uncirculated version of the coin is available to pre-order
for £13, a silver proof coin is on sale for £82.50, a silver
piedfort coin costs £155 and the gold proof version will set you
back £1,980.

Royal Mint chief executive Anne Jessopp said: “It has been an
honour for The Royal Mint to work closely with Prince Harry and
Meghan Markle to create the authentic Royal Wedding coin
celebrating this most British of celebrations.

“I have been in post… for just a couple of months, and already
the Royal Mint has celebrated the birth of His Royal Highness
Prince Louis of Cambridge, and now a Royal Wedding, so it’s a very
exciting year… in terms of royal moments.”