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1 Pound - Charles III 1/20 oz Fine Gold
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned effigy of King Charles III facing left, rendered in high relief with fine sculptural detail to the hair and facial features, after the portrait by Martin Jennings. The legend arcs around the full circumference of the coin, divided by raised dots, with the denomination and date completing the lower arc. A small engraver's initial mark appears in the lower field near the truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III·D·G·REX·F·D·1 POUND·2025 · MJ (Translation: Charles III by the Grace of God King Defender of the Faith) |
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The one-pound gold piece occupies an odd constitutional corner: it is legal tender, yet its face value bears no relationship to its bullion content. This fiction has been maintained deliberately since the Royal Mint revived the gold sovereign series — the nominal value provides legal standing without implying anything about worth. The .9999 fineness here is fractionally purer than the traditional sovereign standard of .9167, a quiet modernization that distinguishes the bullion program from its historic predecessors.