Claim a free coin to mark the centenary of the end of World War I

The London Mint Office is offering members of the public an exclusive free coin to commemorate 100 years since the end of the First World War, and to launch a new partnership with In Flanders Fields Museum.

The ‘At The Going Down of the Sun’ coin recalls the famous ‘Ode of Remembrance’ taken from Laurence Binyon’s poem ‘For The Fallen’. The coin has been designed by artist and sculptor Paul Day, whose high relief sculptures in terracotta, resin and bronze have been exhibited widely in Europe. Day’s Battle of Britain monument, which is currently sited on the Victoria Embankment in London, was his first monument to be sited in his home country.

Since then, several other monuments in London have followed including his most recent Afghanistan and Iraq memorial, which was unveiled by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2017.

The coin, which is 32m in diameter and weighs 14.44 grams, is available on a strict first-come-first-serve basis and those interested in obtaining a copy are asked to apply at the special website. A postage fee of £2.50 is applicable, and the offer is limited to one per household. According to the website, claiming the coin does not lead to any ‘further obligations’, such as the purchase of similarly themed coins.

A landmark year

Falklands Conflict veteran Simon Weston CBE, Military Ambassador for The London Mint Office said: ‘The issue of the centenary commemorative coin in this significant landmark year of the end of the Great War is a fitting way to launch The London Mint Office’s partnership with In Flanders Fields Museum, a very poignant and lasting memorial that highlights the very human experience of the many who fell on both sides. We will remember them.’

The In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres presents the interactive story of the First World War in the West Flanders front region, which involved people from five continents and more than fifty countries.