The coinage of Henry VIII’s era was debased by adding more common metals and he was sometimes referred to as ‘old Coppernose’, the Royal Mint said.

New coins that feature a remastered portrait of Henry VIII have been unveiled by the Royal Mint. The coins mark the fifth coin in the Mint’s British monarchs collection and the second in the ...

Royal Mint to create coins with remasters of portraits of Henry VIII.

Henry’s father Henry VII featured on the first coin of the series. Henry VIII, who reigned between 1509 and 1547, had the unfavourable nickname of “old Coppernose”, the Mint said.

Coins featuring a remastered portrait of Henry VIII have been unveiled by the Royal Mint. It is the fifth coin in the Mint’s British monarchs collection and the second in the collection to feature a ...

Henry’s father Henry VII featured on the first coin of the series. Henry VIII, who reigned between 1509 and 1547, had the unfavourable nickname of “old Coppernose”, the Mint said.