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10 Pounds - Charles III The Angel; Silver Proof
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2026 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic composition depicting the Archangel Michael, winged and armoured, triumphant over a vanquished dragon, rendered in detailed high relief in the classical tradition of the Angel coinage. The saint is shown driving a lance or sword downward upon the prostrate beast, which writhes beneath him. A Latin devotional inscription encircles the design, reading PER CRUCEM TUAM · SALVA NOS CHRISTE REDEMPTOR (Through Thy Cross, save us, O Christ, our Redeemer). The engraver's initials SD appear within the field. The overall composition draws on the long tradition of the gold Angel type historically associated with the English Crown. |
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| Mint | Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date) |
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The Angel is one of England's oldest gold coin types, first struck under Edward IV in 1465 and named for the archangel Michael depicted on it. Its use as a ceremonial "touch piece" — given by monarchs to sufferers of scrofula in the ritual of the Royal Touch — persisted from the medieval period through to Queen Anne, the last British monarch to perform the ceremony. Charles II alone distributed some 92,000 touch pieces during his reign.
This silver proof revival sits in a tradition of modern Angel issues begun by the Isle of Man in the 1980s, though the Royal Mint's own Angel series is a more recent reclamation of the type.