King Charles III acceded to the throne to become the King of the United Kingdom and 14 commonwealth realms after the demise of his mother Queen Elizabeth II. Charles, who is 73 years old, is the oldest person to ascend the British throne. He was also the longest-serving heir apparent.
Since the death of Her Majesty, several changes have been taking place in the British Monarchy. One of them is portrait coins. Now, the royal mint has unveiled new coin portraits of the newly appointed King. Let’s take a look at these freshly minted Royal coins.
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Royal Mint Unveils New Coin Portraits Of King Charles III
Right after the demise of Queen Elizabeth II, a lot of changes started to take place. From changing the monarch to updating all the items that consisted of Her Majesty’s portrait.
One of them is the Royal coins that contain a portrait of the British Monarch. The Royal Mint has unveiled Charles’ coin collection, which also salutes the late Queen.
“Today we are honored to reveal the first official effigy of His Majesty King Charles III appearing for the first time on a memorial coin collection honoring the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II,” the Royal Mint stated on its website.
The Royal Mint has been responsible for creating coins for the United Kingdom for more than 1000 years. This also includes the coins during the Queen’s reign that lasted for70 years.
The King Personally Approved These Coins
British sculptor Martin Jennings served as the designer of the new coins that were “personally approved” by King Charles. The sculpture was modeled on a photo of Charles.
“It is the smallest work I have created, but it is humbling to know it will be seen and held by people around the world for centuries to come,” Jennings said.
As per tradition, the coins have Charles’ portrait turned to the left, while his mother faces the right. “Charles has followed that general tradition that we have in British coinage, going all the way back to Charles II actually, that the monarch faces in the opposite direction to their predecessor,” Chris Barker of the Royal Mint Museum said.
The portrait, depicting Charles not wearing a crown, reads “King Charles III, by the Grace of God, Defender of the Faith,” written in Latin. A series of memorial coins will also be released on October 3.
