The historical monarchs feature on giant, 20cm wide coins as well as more traditionally sized ones. Chocolatier Jen Lindsey-Clark was enlisted to create the festive coins using a total of 15kg of chocolate and more than 10g of metallic dust and spray. To accurately re-create each coin, 3D moulds were made and filled with hand poured chocolate ahead of being set and embellished. They were made to celebrate the opening of Cash Access UK’s 200th banking hub in Billericay, Essex. What’s more, 44 per cent save this festive money as part of their emergency fund – with Gen Z’s doing this the most (58 per cent).

Source: The Times December 23, 2025 14:28 UTC