Time to get ready for the new 12-sided £1 coin
The Treasury is advising all cash-handling retailers and vending machine operators to be prepared for the new pound coin, which comes into circulation during March 2017.
After admitting the existing ones were easy to fake, the government announced its intention to introduce a “highly secure” £1 coin in 2014 and the Royal Mint has been working towards the new coin’s launch next year.