From September, you'll stop getting the old one in your change and by October most people will stop accepting the old round pound coin at all. But do they work everywhere the old one did?

It’s all change as the long awaited new pound coin is finally here. The Royal Mint’s new quid is said to be impossible to forge because of a unique hologram-like image which changes the ...

Britain is switching to a coin with high-tech security features because the current pound coin has been targeted by counterfeiters. The Royal Mint estimates that 3% of £1 coins in circulation are ...

The new coins are 12-sided, slightly thinner than old pound coins, and are bimetallic like the £2 coin. Perhaps most intriguingly, though, the Royal Mint says the new £1 coin is "impossible" to ...

When the new coin is introduced, there will be a six-month crossover period when the current round pound coins and the new pound coins are both in circulation. Businesses handling cash will need ...

The new, lighter and reportedly more secure 12-sided coin enters circulation on Tuesday, beginning a six-month transition period before the old "round pound" ceases to be legal tender. Meanwhile ...

A new 12-sided £1 coin will enter circulation in March and eventually replace the “round pound”, it has been revealed. All “round pound” coins will be phased out with the public urged to ...

British businesses are trying to square (or to be precise, polygon) a circle as they get ready for the new pound coin. The shiny 12-sided piece will start circulating in March, gradually replacing ...

ONE POUND. On the tails side you can find the year the coin was produced Milled edges - it has grooves on alternate sides Hidden high security feature - an additional security feature is built ...

British businesses are trying to square (or to be precise, polygon) a circle as they get ready for the new pound coin. The shiny 12-sided piece will start circulating in March, gradually replacing ...