Royal Mint unveils limited-edition sustainable jewelry assortment

The Royal Mint has launched a limited-edition jewelry assortment made totally from recycled valuable metals, combining its heritage in metalworking with fashionable sustainability methods.

The brand new 886 by The Royal Mint assortment consists of 400 items, that includes signet rings, bracelets, earrings and pendants. Every design accommodates a stable gold 1/40oz Britannia proof coin, created by French illustrator Marie-Alice Harel and bearing the coinage portrait of King Charles III.

The vary makes use of 100% recovered gold extracted from digital waste at The Royal Mint’s Reformation Metals facility in south Wales, developed in partnership with clean-tech firm Excir. The method permits the restoration of valuable metals from as much as 70 tonnes of circuit boards every week.

In the meantime, silver used within the assortment has been refined from segregated medical and industrial X-ray movie provided by Betts Metals Group.

Dominic Jones, artistic director of 886 by The Royal Mint, mentioned the model aimed to unite conventional craftsmanship with innovation in sustainable supplies.

Silver items within the vary begin at £395, whereas gold items start at £1,295. The gathering is on the market now at 886.royalmint.com.

Anne Jessopp, chief govt of The Royal Mint, mentioned: “This assortment is a tribute to The Royal Mint’s heritage, encompassing the long-lasting Britannia who has been represented on our cash for the reason that seventeenth Century. In the present day, she symbolises our transformation as we apply centuries of experience to champion sustainability.”