Royal Mint unveils giant £10,000 gold coin

Queen's Beasts coin weighs in at 10kg, took 400 hours to produce - and has already been snapped up

The Royal Mint has produced a 10kg (22lb) gold coin, the biggest in its 1,100-year history. It took 400 hours to produce the coin - described by the Mint as a masterwork" - including four days of polishing.

The coin has already been sold. The Mint did not give details about the sale or buyer, but said a coin of this calibre and craftsmanship would be priced in the region of six figures.