please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . april 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information . please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject s importance use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance . november 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . april 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message pobjoy mint ltd. type private limited company industry precious metals production founded 1965 1 founder derek pobjoy headquarters surrey tadworth united kingdom area served worldwide products non circulating legal tender commemorative coins circulating coinage medals and medallions tokens website pobjoy mint pobjoy mint is a private sector mint which mostly produces non circulating legal tender in the form of commemorative coins but also some circulating coinage real money as well as medals medallions and tokens for governments central banks and major companies and nongovernmental organisations throughout the world from its premises in surrey england . 2 contents 1 history 2 numismatic developments 3 countries and governments 4 awards 5 references 6 external links history edit pobjoy mint the company and its predecessor enterprise have been concerned in a number of diverse fields . during world war ii pobjoy aero engineering was involved in the manufacture of spitfire wings . the mint itself was founded in 1965 by derek pobjoy when he left his father ernest pobjoy s jewelry and masonry business and purchased his first coin press . 2 the first major success was the production of a series of gold medals to commemorate the life of winston churchill . peacock term as manufacturers of gold chains gilt and enamel badges and escutcheons regalia and insignia of all kinds the pobjoy mint has been contractor to the british crown agents and various london jewellers for whom it has executed commissions involving precious metals and gemstones of all kinds . 2 since 1974 the mint has become involved in the production and international sale of new issue postage stamps and currently exclusively coordinates the coin and stamp programmes of seven countries ascension island bahamas british antarctic territory british virgin islands falkland islands south georgia and south sandwich islands and tristan da cunha . 2 numismatic developments edit the company developed a shiny and resilient but non precious alloy of copper nickel and zinc under the trademark virenium which has been used in high denomination cupronickel non circulating commemoratives since 1978 . the company also created the manx noble a bullion coin containing one troy ounce of pure platinum . the mint s gold angel coin is quoted daily by the financial times and reuters . in 1988 pobjoy produced the first british fine gold 999.9 2 a coin which has now become asia s best volume coin . citation needed in 1999 pobjoy mint issued the world s first titanium coin the 1999 gibraltar millennium 5 coin 2 countries and governments edit the pobjoy mint has struck non circulating commemorative circulating and pattern coins for nearly 20 % of the world s governments and central banks although mainly for smaller and or less developed countries as well as undertaking sub contracted work for certain national mints . many medallion issues have also been produced notably for hong kong malaysia and the arab states . the mint has produced eighty different medallions for the world wide fund for nature collection . places for which pobjoy has struck coins include 2 country government ascension island bolivia bosnia & herzegovina british antarctic territory british indian ocean territory british virgin islands burundi cook islands eritrea ethiopia falkland islands fiji gambia gibraltar guinea hong kong isle of man kyrgyzstan liberia macau malaysia nigeria niue peru philippines pitcairn islands saint helena senegal seychelles sierra leone solomon islands somaliland south georgia and the south sandwich islands spain tajikistan tanzania tokelau tonga tristan da cunha uzbekistan vanuatu western samoa awards edit since 1984 pobjoy mint has been presented with eighteen awards and other accolades including eighteen coin of the year awards ; the queen s award for export achievement in 1990 ; the vreneli preis which was awarded to derek pobjoy by m nzen revue for outstanding contribution to numismatics in 1993 ; and the iso 9001 2008 quality mark which was awarded by bsi in recognition of the overall high standards of quality and customer service achieved by the mint . 2 pobjoy mint was awarded its first coin of the year award in 1984 and this has since been followed by various other awards and accolades including the prestigious queen s award for export . in 1991 pobjoy mint was nominated in eight categories of the coin of the year award 1990 and was extremely proud when it won four awards including the overall coin of the year . pobjoy mint s awards include 2011 coty most innovative coin first place unique idea solution for the silver & blue crystal life of the sea turtle british indian ocean territory 2009 2009 coin constellation first place successful artistic solution sterling silver tutankhamun canopic coffinette pyramid coin isle of man 2008 2009 coty most innovative coin centenary of the first colour photograph british virgin islands 2007 2004 coty most innovative coin currency converter isle of man 2002 2003 coty most inspirational coin florence nightingale crown gibraltar 2001 2000 coty most inspirational coin dove of peace bosnia & herzegovina 1988 1999 coty most inspirational coin mother teresa and princess diana sierra leone 1997 1998 coty best contemporary event dayton peace accord bosnia & herzegovina 1996 1995 coty most popular coin stegosaurus crown gibraltar 1993 1994 children society award awarded to pobjoy mint for support and participation in the daily mail le walk appeal 1993 ana appreciation award awarded to derek pobjoy by the american numismatic association for an outstanding contribution to numismatics 1993 vreneli preis awarded to derek pobjoy by m nzen revue for outstanding contribution to numismatics 1992 medal of merit awarded to derek pobjoy by the board of governors of the american numismatic association for dedication and distinguished service to the ana 1992 coty best crown penny black crown isle of man 1990 1992 coty most popular coin alley cat crown isle of man 1990 1992 coty most innovative coinage penny black crown isle of man 1990 1992 coty coin of the year penny black crown isle of man 1990 1990 winner of queen s award for export achievement 1989 coty best crown olympics seoul games cook islands 1987 1986 coty best gold coin angel isle of man 1984 references edit company description . first directory ltd. june 2009 . retrieved 2009 07 21 . a b c d e f g h pobjoy mint about us . pobjoy mint . retrieved 2009 07 12 . external links edit numismatics portal official website v t e mints in the united kingdom birmingham mint pobjoy mint royal mint soho mint the tower mint retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title pobjoy mint & oldid 648723383 categories mints of the united kingdomcompanies established in 19651965 establishments in englandcompanies based in surreyhidden categories articles lacking reliable references from april 2012all articles lacking reliable referencesarticles with peacock terms from november 2010all articles with peacock termswikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from april 2012articles with peacock terms from april 2012all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from april 2012 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages espa olfran aisrom n edit links this page was last modified on 25 february 2015 at 01 57 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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