The standard circulating
coinage of the United Kingdom is denominated in
pounds sterling (
symbol "£"), and, since the introduction of the
two-pound coin in 1994 (to celebrate the 300th Anniversary of the Bank of England 1694–1994), ranges in value from
one penny to two pounds. Since
decimalisation, on 15 February 1971, the pound has been divided into 100 (new) pence. From the 16th century until decimalisation, the pound was divided into 20
shillings, each of 12 (old) pence. British coins are minted by the
Royal Mint in
Llantrisant, Wales. The Royal Mint also commissions the coins' designs.