Seventy Years ago, in 1954, under the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, the Portcullis 'Thrupenny Bit' made its debut. Now, in 2024, it makes a return as a solid gold coin under the reign of King Charles IIIOn February 15th, 1971, Britains currency went decimal. Back then, it was referred to asDecimal Day(D-Day for short). In a stroke, the shilling of twelve pence & the pound of twenty shillings were gone, replaced by anewpound of exactly one hundrednew pence. To welcome this change, a brand new set of coins was minted, from the little halfpenny to the big 50p, but there was no room in this lineup for what had become the nations favourite cointhe chunky 12-sided brassThrupenny Bit.  Still today, many people still say that the 3d is their favourite British coin. Now, under King Charles III, the nation's favourite coin gains a new chapterAs a tribute to Britains pre-decimal heritage, this special-edition 'Thrupenny Bit' offers a unique chance to own a piece of coinage h