Swords into pennies: Royal Mint to recycle British military equipment at Welsh metals recovery plant

Cecilia Keating
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Credit: The Royal Mint

Coin maker announces pioneering circular economy deal with Ministry of Defence

According to the Bible, those who 'beat swords into plowshares' are to be blessed, but what of whose who turn weapon system circuit boards into commemorative coins? Coins and gold bars produced by...

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