Royal Mint unveils seven-kilo gold coin as part of James Bond collection

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The Royal Mint has unveiled a seven-kilo gold coin with a face value of £7,000 as part of its new James Bond collection. The one-of-a-kind piece features an engraving of an Aston Martin DB5 with its famous BMT 216A number plate, surrounded by a gun barrel.

Measuring 185mm in diameter, it is the largest coin with the highest face value ever produced by the Royal Mint in its 1,100-year history.

The piece, which was created using engraving machines before being hand-polished, is part of a commemorative coin and gold bar collection launched ahead of the 25th James Bond film, No Time To Die.

It includes a smaller two-kilo gold coin with a denomination of £2,000, which has a recommended retail price of £129,990. The world’s first James Bond