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5 Pounds - Charles III English Lions
| Issuer | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 2023-2024 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned right-facing effigy of King Charles III, modelled by sculptor Martin Jennings, occupying the central field with bold high-relief detail. The portrait depicts the King in a contemporary, unadorned style without crown or diadem, emphasising naturalistic facial modelling. The circumferential legend reads CHARLES III·D·G·REX·F·D·5 POUNDS·2023, with the denomination and date incorporated into the obverse legend as is customary for modern Royal Mint crown-sized pieces. The engraver's initials MJ appear discreetly in the field below the truncation of the portrait. A plain inner field surrounds the effigy, with no additional decorative elements. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III·D·G·REX·F·D·5 POUNDS·2023 · MJ (Translation: Charles the Third by the Grace of God King Defender of the Faith) |
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Issued under the new royal cypher following Charles III's accession in September 2022, this crown-sized piece continues a format the Royal Mint has used for commemorative and collector issues since decimalisation. The English Lions reverse design draws from heraldic tradition rather than any single historical commission, though the three passant guardant lions trace directly to arms associated with the Plantagenet kings.
KM# 1999 spans two calendar years of issue, a common production decision for coins aimed at the collector market rather than general circulation.