It's royal wedding season, which means it's time for memorabilia galore! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle [1] are one step closer to the highly anticipated event [2] with the release of their official wedding coin [3].
The Royal Mint creates official coins to commemorate stand-out events in the royals family's lives, including birthdays, retirements, anniversaries, and of course, weddings. The Royal Wedding £5 coin depicts the happy couple gazing at each other [4] in the Sunken Garden, where theymade their celebratory appearance after getting engaged [5]. The coin for Harry and Meghan's nuptials comes in both gold and silver proof, selling for £1,980.00 ($2,694.38) and £82.50 ($112.27) respectively. If you're not ready to splurge on one of those options, the brilliant uncirculated coin is available for preorder and will cost £13 ($17.69). This is one coin you'll likely never give away!
The Royal Wedding 2018 UK £5 Silver Proof Coin [6] (£82.50)
The Royal Wedding 2018 UK £5 Silver Proof Coin [7] (£82.50)
The Royal Wedding 2018 UK £5 Silver Proof Coin [8] (£82.50)
The Royal Wedding 2018 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin [9] (£13.00)
The Royal Wedding 2018 UK £5 Gold Proof Coin [10] (£1,980.00)