Royal Mint unveils limited-edition sustainable jewellery collection

The Royal Mint has launched a limited-edition jewellery collection made entirely from recycled precious metals, combining its heritage in metalworking with modern sustainability techniques.

The new 886 by The Royal Mint collection includes 400 pieces, featuring signet rings, bracelets, earrings and pendants. Each design contains a solid gold 1/40oz Britannia proof coin, created by French illustrator Marie-Alice Harel and bearing the coinage portrait of King Charles III.

The range uses 100% recovered gold extracted from electronic waste at The Royal Mint’s Reformation Metals facility in south Wales, developed in partnership with clean-tech company Excir. The process allows the recovery of precious metals from up to 70 tonnes of circuit boards each week.

Meanwhile, silver used in the collection has been refined from segregated medical and industrial X-ray film supplied by Betts Metals Group.

Dominic Jones, creative director of 886 by The Royal Mint, said the brand aimed to unite traditional craftsmanship with innovation in sustainable materials.

Silver pieces in the range start at £395, while gold pieces begin at £1,295. The collection is available now at 886.royalmint.com.

Anne Jessopp, chief executive of The Royal Mint, said: “This collection is a tribute to The Royal Mint’s heritage, encompassing the iconic Britannia who has been represented on our coins since the 17th Century. Today, she symbolises our transformation as we apply centuries of expertise to champion sustainability.”