Ring in the New Year with the 2025 Annual Coin Set!
Every year, the Annual Coin Set is one of the most eagerly anticipated releases, as it’s the first chance collectors have to secure some of the key coins from the year ahead.
The 2025 Annual Set includes five brand new 2025 coins, celebrating the very best of British culture, iconic figures, institutions and events that have shaped the nation’s history.
So, let’s take a closer look at the coins in the 2025 Annual Coin Set…
Red Arrows 50p
Speed. Agility. Precision…these are the hallmarks of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team—better known as the Red Arrows. And to mark 60 years since their first display in 1965, the Red Arrows are being celebrated on a UK 50p.
The iconic team has wowed audiences worldwide with their breath taking displays across 57 countries with nearly 5,000 shows, making them a global symbol of excellence. Now, their legacy is celebrated with this special UK 50p coin, featuring three sleek and distinctive Hawk T1 aircraft and their smoke trails.
This is the first time the Red Arrows have featured on a UK coin, and the design perfectly represents their inspiring and captivating displays which are loved by so many.
Stories of The Second World War 50p
The Second World War was a time when extraordinary courage and relentless effort came from all corners of the UK and the Commonwealth, forever shaping modern British society.
From the battlefields to the home front, everyone played a role in the war effort—each story, a testament to resilience and unity.
The Stories of the Second World War 50p honours their service, depicting the medals awarded to millions who contributed to the cause. The medals featured include the 1939-45 Star, Defence Medal and War Medal, representing the countless unique experiences of the Second World War.
Steam Passenger Train £2
On to the £2 coins, the first of which commemorates 200 years since the very first steam passenger train journey. On September 27, 1825, George Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 made history by carrying hundreds of passengers across 26 miles—from Shildon to Stockton—launching a journey that would shape the modern world.
Since Locomotion 1’s inaugural journey, rail travel has undergone huge technological and engineering advancements, transforming every aspect of life including tourism, trade, post and even football.
This £2 coin commemorates that ground breaking moment in 1825, with a design featuring Locomotion Number 1 in action, packed with excited passengers and the inscription ‘The Journey that changed the world’, along with the years 1825-2025.
Royal Greenwich Observatory £2
The second £2 coin in the Annual Set celebrates 350 years of the UK’s first purpose build scientific institution – the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
The observatory was commissioned in 1674 by Charles II and was intended as a beacon for timekeeping and sea navigation. It’s home to the historic Prime Meridian of the World, which divides the eastern and western hemispheres and gave its name to Greenwich Mean Time, the precursor to today’s Coordinated Universal Time.
The design on this £2 coin captures the Observatory’s rich legacy, featuring the Shepherd Gate Clock, the constellation Ursa Minor, the star Polaris and the meridian line in front of a globe. The coin also includes the edge inscription ‘PERFECTING THE ART OF NAVIGATION’, taken from the Observatory’s founding Royal Warrant.
Birth of the Queen Mother £5
The last coin we need to talk about will actually only be available as part of the 2025 Annual Coin Set, as it won’t be individually released, and that’s the Birth of the Queen Mother £5.
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother was a symbol of national strength and resilience, especially during the trials of the Second World War, and across a remarkable life spanning more than a century, she steadfastly supported two British monarchs—her husband, King George VI, and her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II.
This exclusive £5 coin marks 125 years since the birth of Queen Elizabeth, with a design featuring a timeless portrait that celebrates her enduring legacy, along with her royal cypher, thistles and roses. And interestingly, the portrait has been taken from the design on the 1980 coin that marked her 80th birthday.
Last year, there was also one coin from the Annual Set that wasn’t individually issued, the Winston Churchill £2, however collectors didn’t know this right away, so we want to make sure you don’t miss this exclusive chance to own this coin by securing the 2025 Annual Coin Set.
So there you have the 2025 Annual Coin Set, a collection of five incredible coins from the year to come.
And whilst 4 of these coins will be individually released later in the year, the only way to get the Queen Mother £5 is by securing the 2025 Annual Set.
Secure the 2025 Annual Coin Set
Each coin has been struck to a superior Brilliant Uncirculated quality and is protectively encapsulated in official Change Checker packaging, housed in a display page ready to slot into your Change Checker Album.
To ensure you don’t miss out on adding all FIVE new coins to your collection for JUST £42 (+postage), click here >>
I am done with buying from the royal mint. They are now splitting the annual sets in two and raising the prices on both, A complete set is now over £115 , in 2021 the complete set was £55, I know there is inflation but this is just taking collectors to the cleaners, I wlll just buy the £2 coins from you when they are realeased,
How can I purchase them individually, as I only want the train £2 coin and the 2 50p’s. Thanks.
Hi, every coin in the 2025 Annual Set apart from the £5 will be individually released later in the year, so you can secure just the ones you’re interested in then. However, at the moment, the only way to get your hands on any of these coins is by securing the entire set.
I hope that helps, Kate
So that means that if you only want the Queen Mother Commemorative, you have to pay £75 minimum to get hold of it. This seems to be a new trend brought in by the Royal Mint along with all of the coins that are minted with no intention of becoming circulating currency. The Royal Mint seems to have become an institution that exists to make profit rather than to produce currency.
Hi Clive, the Annual Set is just £42 (+p&p) from Change Checker 🙂 But yes, the only way to own the Queen Mother £5 is by securing the whole Annual Set.
I hope that helps, Kate
I have already purchased the Annual proof set. I just get annoyed at the ways that The Royal Mint are making collectors part with their money. It is so different to when I first started collecting coins when I could purchase the annual set knowing I had a full collection of the yearly coins. Now the annual set represents less than half of the coins released each year!
Kate,
Will this set purely be commerative coins
Or will they be legal tender
Hi Warwick, all UK coins are legal tender, however it hasn’t yet been confirmed if any of the coins in the Annual Set will enter circulation.
I hope that helps, Kate
Why can’t you have an option to buy without the £5 coin? I collect 50p and £2 coins but have no interest in starting to collect £5s.
Hi John, every coin in the 2025 Annual Set apart from the £5 will be individually released later in the year, so you can secure just the ones you’re interested in then. However, at the moment, the only way to get your hands on any of these coins in by securing the entire set.
I hope that helps, Kate
Me too!!!!😖🤘