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2 Pounds - Charles III Gold State Coach
| Issuer | British Antarctic Territory |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The Gold State Coach is depicted in fine detail within the copper-nickel centre field, shown in profile with its elaborately ornamented bodywork, carved panels, and spoked wheels rendered in high relief. The coronation date '6th MAY 2023' appears in the upper field above the coach. A small decorative medallion bearing an inscription is positioned in the lower centre field below the coach. The surrounding nickel brass ring carries the legend 'CORONATION OF KING CHARLES III' arching across the upper border and 'LONG LIVE THE KING' along the lower border, all in raised serif lettering. |
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The Gold State Coach depicted on this issue last carried a sovereign to a coronation on 6 May 2023, when Charles III made the 1.3-mile journey from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey. The coach, built in 1762 under George III, has made that same trip for every coronation since George IV in 1821 — notoriously uncomfortable, reportedly swaying so violently that monarchs have compared the experience to being seasick.
The British Antarctic Territory, though a legitimate UK Overseas Territory with a permanent research presence, issues coins primarily for the collector market. No circulating economy exists there.