Maundy money
Rare British Maundy money for sale from single silver maundy coins right through to complete maundy coin sets for sale as given out by monarchs through the ages.
What is Maundy Money?
Maundy Money is given out at a ceremony called Royal Maundy. This is a Church of England service which is held each year on Maundy Thursday. Maundy Thursday is the day before Good Friday.
At Royal Maundy, the Queen or a member of the Royal family if the Queen is unavailable, gives out a set of small silver coins which is known as Maundy money which is given as symbolic charity (also known as alms) to elderly people who have been selected to receive it. Believe it or not, Maundy Money is legal tender - so you could go and spend it, but of course, nobody ever would because it is worth pennies as legal tender, and far more as rare silver coins! In addition to the maundy money or silver coins, a small amount of regular money is also given out to recipients, again, symbolically in lieu of charitable payments for clothing etc.
Maundy is derived from the work "mandatum" which means an instruction and the instruction is that given by Jesus at the Last Supper who instructed that his followers should love one another.
In Middle Ages, English Kings and Queens also washed the feet of beggars in imitation of Jesus whose feet were washed by Mary, and the monarchs then presented gifts and money to the poor. Over time, as mentioned above, real money was substituted for the clothing and other items that had once been given out (as you can imagine how hard it would be to choose clothing to give to unknown members of the public in modern times!)
I'm sure that one of the reasons why maundy money is so popular amongst numismatists is because it has a personal connection with whoever the monarch was at the time because more likely than not, it would have been handed over by the actual King or Queen of the day. That's makes these coins historically very exciting. They are also very small and attractive, as well as scarce.
Maundy Money for sale
Maundy money and maundy coin sets can be seen for sale below.
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 RARE 2002 13 Coin UK Golden Jubilee 22K Gold Proof Coins Maundy Money 4378ozt $8,787.50 Time Remaining: 4d 6h 6m Buy It Now for only: $8,787.50 |
 RARE 2002 13 Coin Elizabeth UK Golden Jubilee Coins 22K Gold Maundy 4378ozt $7,925.00 Time Remaining: 18d 6h 4m Buy It Now for only: $7,925.00 |
 2002 ROYAL MINT GOLDEN JUBILEE GOLD PROOF MAUNDY 4 COIN SET RARE $3,499.95 Time Remaining: 19d 13h 43m Buy It Now for only: $3,499.95 |
 UK GREAT BRITAIN CHARLES II MAUNDY SET 1679 AU UNC COIN $1,100.00 Time Remaining: 9d 9h 57m Buy It Now for only: $1,100.00 |
 UK GREAT BRITAIN GEORGE I MAUNDY SET 1727 XF+ AU+ COIN $1,000.00 Time Remaining: 9d 10h 28m Buy It Now for only: $1,000.00 |
 UK GREAT BRITAIN GEORGE II MAUNDY SET 1746 AU UNC COIN $800.00 Time Remaining: 9d 10h 37m Buy It Now for only: $800.00 |
 1937 15 COIN SPECIMEN PROOF YEAR SET WITH MAUNDY cased $648.01 Time Remaining: 23d 42m Buy It Now for only: $648.01 |
 1937 GVI 15 Coin Proof Set Crown Maundy Original box $632.26 Time Remaining: 17d 1h 3m Buy It Now for only: $632.26 |
 1822 GEORGE IV SILVER 4 COIN MAUNDY SET boxed $553.17 Time Remaining: 26d 8h 58m Buy It Now for only: $553.17 |
 1937 Specimen Royal Mint boxed 15 coin proof set GviR with Maundy money $553.25 Time Remaining: 3d 7h 42m |
 George VI 1937 Silver Specimen Set 15 Coins Maundy Money Leather Case Royal Mint $497.92 Time Remaining: 4d 2h 14m Buy It Now for only: $497.92 |
 1871 QUEEN VICTORIA SILVER 4 COIN MAUNDY SET $489.94 Time Remaining: 3d 23h 1m Buy It Now for only: $489.94 |
 2000 MILLENNIUM 13 COIN SILVER PROOF COIN COLLECTION WITH MAUNDY SET complete $442.52 Time Remaining: 23d 23h 24m Buy It Now for only: $442.52 |
 1885 QUEEN VICTORIA SILVER 4 COIN MAUNDY SET $458.32 Time Remaining: 10d 1h 49m Buy It Now for only: $458.32 |
 2000 UK Silver Millennium Collection 13 coins Maundy $441.02 Time Remaining: 7d 5h 28m Buy It Now for only: $441.02 |
 1945 GEORGE VI SILVER 4 COIN MAUNDY SET boxed $442.52 Time Remaining: 26d 9h 2m Buy It Now for only: $442.52 |
 1870 QUEEN VICTORIA YOUNG HEAD MAUNDY SET COINS $425.21 Time Remaining: 19d 5h 35m Buy It Now for only: $425.21 |
 1944 KING GEORGE VI MAUNDY SET COINS Cased With Certificate $425.21 Time Remaining: 27d 10h 5m Buy It Now for only: $425.21 |
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I would be very grateful if you could let me know whether there is a website to find out where a particular Maundy service was held. The year I am looking for is 1896. I am also looking for a list of recipients for that year, although I realise that may be more difficult. We have a set that has come through the family with no information. I’d be very grateful for any help. Thanks very much, David Bath.
my relation died and when clearing house out we came across old money from florin half crowns half pennys farthings six pencesone shillingspennys from1895 three pences two shillings and some with no name on