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25 Pounds - Charles III D-Day 80th Anniversary, 1/4 oz Fine Gold
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of King Charles III facing left, modelled by Martin Jennings, occupying the majority of the field against a engine-turned guilloche background. The circumferential legend reads CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 25 POUNDS, with the denomination 25 POUNDS appearing in the lower portion of the legend and the engraver's initials MJ incuse below the truncation. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine sculptural detail to the hair and facial features. |
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| Mintage | 2024 - Bullion |
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The June 1944 Normandy landings were planned partly from British soil, with coordination between Allied forces running through channels that included the Royal Mint's own wartime bullion operations — gold reserves had been quietly redistributed across the Atlantic from 1939 onward to keep them beyond German reach. By 2024, the 80th anniversary prompted commemorative programs across several minting authorities, though the Royal Mint's quarter-ounce gold issue stands among the more restrained in a crowded field of D-Day commemoratives. The .9999 fineness is notably purer than the .917 gold used in sovereign coinage the Mint had produced for over two centuries.