What Is Prince George Getting for His First Birthday? More Money, of Course!

Royal Mint announced it will issue a 5-pound sterling coin for the royal baby's big 0-1 on July 22

By Natalie Finn Jun 18, 2014 12:35 AMTags
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The Royal Mint has announced the manufacture of a limited edition 5-pound sterling coin "as the nation's gift to Prince George" in honor of his first birthday on July 22.

As is the case with all coins in the United Kingdom, great-grandma Queen Elizabeth II's face will also be on the new loot, but this will be the first coin issued with the cruciform version of the royal arms—representing England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland—on the back since 1960.

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A coin was also issued commemorating the birth of Kate Middleton and Prince William's son in 2013 and again on the occasion of his christening in October.

Only 7,500 of the first-birthday coins will be produced and made available to purchase for 80 pounds each, or nearly $136.

The world over got to ooh and ah just yesterday over how much Prince George Alexander Louis has grown when the tot joined his mum on the sidelines while dad played polo in a benefit match for Centrepoint at Cirencester Park in Gloucestershire.