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The new definitive coin has two bees on the reverse and Charles’ official coinage portrait on the other side. First £1 coins to feature King enter circulation Skip to main content
The Royal Mint has begun the circulation of the first coins featuring the head of King Charles III. Nearly five million of such coins, created by sculptor Martin Jennings, will begin entering the ...
All eight coin designs have been approved by the King and will enter circulation in line with demand from banks and post offices. Eight new coin designs, reflecting King Charles III’s passion ...
King Charles III Through the Years: The Monarch's Life in Photos Read article The Royal Mint unveiled the official effigy of the 73-year-old king on Friday, September 30, which was used as the ...
The customary design on coins is a portrait of a notable individual (living and/or deceased) on the obverse or reverse, unless the subject is depicted on both sides of the coin. Elizabeth II , former Queen of the Commonwealth realms and their territories and dependencies, features on more coins than any other person.
"The first coins bearing the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III will enter circulation in line with demand from banks and post offices," said Anne Jessopp, the Chief Executive Officer at the ...
As of October 2022, the obverse of new coins feature the profile of King Charles III. The obverse previously depicted Queen Elizabeth II between the coin's introduction in 1990 and the Queen's death in 2022. Two different portraits of the Queen graced the coin, with the last design by Ian Rank-Broadley being introduced in 1998. The coin has no ...
The Petition Crown was a pattern coin produced in 1663 by Thomas Simon, a celebrated English medallist and coin-designer. The coin was submitted directly by the artist to King Charles II as a personal 'petition' against the contemporary coins designed by the Flemish brothers John and Joseph Roettiers, and for the further Royal consideration that only Simon's designs be used for all future ...