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1000 Pounds - Charles III The Battles of Lexington & Concord, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic and detailed composition depicting British and American troops engaged at the Battles of Lexington and Concord, commemorating the 250th anniversary of these opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War. Figures of militia and Redcoat soldiers are depicted in period dress amid scenes of conflict, conveying the historical significance of the confrontation. The legend THE SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD arcs around the upper field, with the engraver's initials MG present, and the commemorative inscription 250·YEARS appearing in the lower field flanked by decorative elements. |
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| Reverse lettering | THE SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD MG ······250·YEARS······ |
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, opened the American Revolutionary War — the first exchange of fire at Lexington Green lasted minutes, but the running battle back to Boston along the Bay Road cost the British regulars over 270 casualties. That a British royal institution is commemorating this particular engagement in 2025, on the 250th anniversary, reflects a notably unsentimental approach to history that would have been commercially unthinkable a generation ago.
At 2,010 grams of .999 silver, the weight is almost certainly a deliberate reference to the anniversary year rather than a production necessity.