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Money Box: Money Box Live: The King's Cash

Money Box Live: The King's Cash

BBC Radio 4 - Money Box, Money Box Live: The King's Cash

A special visit to the Royal Mint to mark the King's coronation.

Ahead of the coronation, Adam Shaw gets exclusive access to the Royal Mint to see how the new commemorative coins are made.

To mark the Coronation of King Charles III our presenter Adam Shaw gets exclusive access to the Royal Mint to witness how new £2 commemorative coins are produced and to see its extensive archives.   In this programme, we discuss how different monarchs have affected our money and what the future might hold for the physical cash that we carry in our pockets. To help explore the Crown and our currency, Adam is joined be a panel of experts, Dominic Chorney, an Ancient Coin Specialist at Baldwin's, Catherine Schenk, Professor of Economic and Social History at the University of Oxford and Jennifer Adam, Curator at the Bank of England Museum. 

Presenter: Adam Shaw
Producer: Amber Mehmood
Researcher: Jo Krasner
Editor: Jess Quayle

(First broadcast 3pm, Wednesday 3rd May, 2023)

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