The Royal Mint will be gifting 100 lucky couples a silver sixpence and one winner a gold sixpence

To end the 2021 wedding season on a high, The Royal Mint will be gifting 100 lucky couples a silver sixpence and one winner a gold sixpence worth £475.

Those who have had their 2020 weddings cancelled or postponed by the pandemic will be able to enter the competition. The silver sixpence is traditionally gifted to a bride to wish her prosperity in marriage. This comes as researchers discovered that 38 per cent of Brits are unable to finish the rhyme – Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue and a silver sixpence in her shoe.

Entrants must fill out a short form on how their wedding was affected by the Coronavirus pandemic and explain why they’d love to win the coin.

For more information and to enter the competition, visit www.royalmint.com