Royal Mint Spice Girls coin: £5 coin honours 30 years since the arrival of ‘girl power’
Honouring 30 years since the Spice Girls exploded onto the scene, the Royal Mint is releasing a special edition £5 coin.
Coin-collecting Spice Girls fans are to be given what they want - what they really, really want - in the form of a £5 coin bearing their image. The Royal Mint has announced it will honour 30 years since the girl band exploded on to the scene with single, Wannabe, by issuing the new money, created by artist Ffion Rees.
The coin captures all five band members striking a pose in silhouette, alongside their autographs, celebrating 1990s fandom and nostalgia.
Following the huge global success of Wannabe, the group – made up of Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice), Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice), Emma Bunton (Baby Spice), Geri Halliwell-Horner (Ginger Spice), and Melanie Brown (Scary Spice) - went on to enjoy a host of hits, including 2 Become 1, Mama, Who Do You Think You Are, Spice Up Your Life and Viva Forever, as well as starring in their own movie, Spice World.
As part of the coin being issued, in the Mint's music legends collection, fans are able to choose their favourite Spice Girl who will feature on packaging, with a design available for each Spice Girl. But Spice fans are being urged to act quickly to get their hands on the money, with the coins 'strictly' limited to 15,000 worldwide, the Royal Mint said.
The Mint said that, in partnership with Bravado – Universal Music Group’s brand management and merchandise division, it worked closely with the band to carefully curate the design.
Lucy Mackenzie, director of digital and product concept at the Royal Mint, said: “The Spice Girls didn’t just dominate pop music, they defined the 90s. Now, for the first time, fans and collectors everywhere can own a piece of that legacy. The unique packaging celebrating each Spice Girl makes it one of our most collectable music legends releases.
“Girl Power is back. We’re anticipating huge demand from devoted fans and collectors from across the world looking to spice up their coin collection or add to their existing collection of merchandise.”
A statement from the band said: “It’s a huge honour for us to be celebrated by the Royal Mint and follow in the footsteps of some true music icons. 2026 marks a special year for us as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of our debut single and album. We could never have imagined that we would be recognised in this way – the first female group to be given their very own coin. What a moment for girl power.”
Other artists to have featured on the Royal Mint’s music legends coin series include Freddie Mercury, Sir Elton John, David Bowie, George Michael, Dame Shirley Bassey and Sir Paul McCartney.
The collection is available to buy from the Royal Mint’s website from 9am today (March 3), with prices starting from £18.50 for a brilliant uncirculated coin and £29.50 for a colour version of a brilliant uncirculated coin.
The coins are also available in gold and silver versions, with a 2oz gold proof coin in a £200 denomination priced at £10,535.