<P> The history of the Royal Mint stretches back to AD 886 . For many centuries production was in London , initially at the Tower of London , and then at premises nearby in Tower Hill in what is today known as Royal Mint Court . In the 1970s production was transferred to Llantrisant in South Wales . Historically Scotland and England had separate coinage ; the last Scottish coins were struck in 1709 shortly after union with England . </P>
<P> The history of the Royal Mint stretches back to AD 886 . For many centuries production was in London , initially at the Tower of London , and then at premises nearby in Tower Hill in what is today known as Royal Mint Court . In the 1970s production was transferred to Llantrisant in South Wales . Historically Scotland and England had separate coinage ; the last Scottish coins were struck in 1709 shortly after union with England . </P>
when was the first coin in britain made
when was the first coin in britain made
AD 886
AD 886