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25 Pounds - Charles III Millennium Falcon, Gold Proof
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Diameter | 22 mm |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned right-facing effigy of King Charles III, modelled by sculptor Martin Jennings, occupying the central field with fine portrait detail in the hair and facial features. The bust is bare-headed and truncated at the shoulder, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished proof field. The peripheral legend reads CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 25 POUNDS, disposed around the upper arc, with the date 2024 along the lower arc. The engraver's initials MJ appear discreetly below the portrait near the truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III·D·G·REX·F·D·25 POUNDS·2024 · MJ (Translation: Charles the Third by the Grace of God King Defender of the Faith) |
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Part of the Royal Mint's ongoing Star Wars licensing arrangement with Disney/Lucasfilm, this issue belongs to a broader collector series rather than any monetary policy decision — it will never circulate and was priced well above face value from the moment of release. The Mint has leaned heavily into entertainment franchises since the mid-2010s, and Star Wars has been among the most commercially successful of those partnerships.
The .9999 fineness places it above the traditional British gold sovereign standard of .9167, a specification chosen to compete with bullion-grade collector coins from the Perth and Royal Canadian mints.