This set includes the 5 coins celebrating the key anniversaries of 2017. They are joined with the 8 distributing coins of the year, struck in their respective alloys but finished to Proof quality. The 2017 Annual Sets are the first to consist of the new 12-sided ₤1 coin, offered here prior to its general release in March 2017.

The distributing coins, from the 1p to the 50p, carry Matthew Dent's shield of the Royal Arms 'picture-puzzle' design, while the ₤2 coin features Antony Dufort's Britannia.

This set is completed by the limited edition Premium Medal by Royal Mint coin designer Thomas T. Docherty. It concentrates on the subject of security, an essential area of competence for The Royal Mint with the introduction of the brand-new 12-sided ₤1 coin. The set is presented in a wooden case to show your collection.

A ₤5 coin marks the 1000th anniversary of the crowning of King Canute, the Viking conqueror hailed the first 'king of all England'.

A century of royal service is honoured by a ₤5 coin marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the House of Windsor.

The 200th anniversary of the death of Jane Austen, one of the best-loved English novelists, is marked with a ₤2 coin.

A ₤2 coin commemorates the aviators of the First World War and their sacrifices in the race for supremacy of the skies. The Royal Mint continues to deal with Imperial War Museums as part of our programme of celebration of the First World War.

The legacy of Sir Isaac Newton, genius of the Scientific Revolution and one of the most well-known people ever to carry out the function of Master of the Mint, is kept in commemorated with a 50p coin.

Coin Design Inspired by Jane Austen Portrait © National Portrait Gallery, London

Denomination £5 £2 £1 50p 20p

Metal Cupro-nickel Cupro-nickel

Nickel-brass Cupro-nickel

Nickel-brass Cupro-nickel Cupro-nickel

Size 38.61mm 28.40mm 23.03mm 27.30mm 21.40mm

Weight 28.28gms 12.0gms 8.75gms 8.00gms 5.00gms

Quality Proof Proof Proof Proof Proof

Mintage 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500

Denomination 10p 5p 2p 1p

Metal Nickel Plated Steel Nickel Plated Steel Copper Plated Steel Copper Plated Steel

Size 24.50mm 18.00mm 25.91mm 20.32mm

Weight 6.50gms 3.25gms 7.128gms 3.564gmn

Quality Proof Proof Proof Proof

Mintage 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500