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10 Pounds - Charles III 1/10 oz Fine Gold
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 10 Pounds |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Bold facing-left portrait bust of Britannia helmeted in a classical Corinthian-style helmet adorned with a lion's head crest, her flowing hair visible behind. To the left of the field, stylised ocean waves rise dynamically, with a crescent moon suspended above them in the upper-left field, evoking maritime symbolism. The design, by Maahir Bhairodwala, employs a contemporary graphic aesthetic with sharply contrasting mirrored proof and frosted surfaces. The inscriptions 'BRITANNIA 2024' arc across the upper legend, with the weight and fineness statement placed in the left field. |
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The KM#2678 entry marks one of the earliest bullion issues bearing Charles III's effigy following his accession in September 2022 — the first change of monarch on British coinage in seventy years. The Royal Mint had not updated a reigning portrait since the fifth and final effigy of Elizabeth II was introduced in 2015, making the transition an unusually abrupt production shift for an institution accustomed to decades between such changes.
Jody Clark, who sculpted the Elizabeth II fifth-portrait effigy, did not carry over to the Charles III commission. The new portrait was executed by Martin Jennings, better known as a sculptor of public statues than a coin engraver.