The Royal Mint has produced its first payment card - made of gold and costing nearly £20,000.

The 18-carat card can be personalised for customers "who value high-quality luxury items that make a statement".

The Mint has worked with Mastercard and payments technology firm Accomplish to make the debit cards, which cost £18,750 each.

Mastercard say they are part of an account called Raris and will be engraved with the customer's name and signature.

Any other details on the card will cost extra.

Royal Mint chief executive Anne Jessopp said they are "hugely excited" about the launch, which she called an "acknowledgement of growing consumer demands forunique and luxury payments cards".

Ms Jessopp said it represented "a combination of over 1,100 years of Royal Mint craftsmanship with tomorrow's payment technology".

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Royal Mint launches debit card made of gold - but it isn'tcheap (https://news.sky.com/story/royal-mint-launches-debit-card-made-of-gold-but-it-isnt-cheap-11832042)

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Royal Mint raises the bar with solid gold payments card(https://www.altfi.com/article/5832_royal-mint-raises-the-bar-with-solid-gold-payments-card)