§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the numbers of each commemorative coin issued since May 1997 and the cost of minting each such coin. [156975]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe number of UK standard commemorative coins issued since May 1997 is set out. The cost of minting each coin is commercially sensitive.
million pieces Coin design Purchases 1997 Golden Wedding £5 0.834 1998 Prince Charles £5 0.775 UK's EU Presidency 50p 5.048 50th Anniversary NHS 50p 5.001 1999 Princes Diana £5 1.796 Rubgy World Cup £2 4.900 2000 Millennium £5 1.932 Queen Mother £51 2.744 Public Libraries 50p 11.263 2001 Queen Victoria £5 2— Marconi £2 2— 1 The number of coins sold has not yet been confirmed and may be subject to change over the next few months. 2 These coins have only just been issued and no sales figures are currently available.