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| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III·D·G·REX·F·D·5 POUNDS·2026· MJ |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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This issue pairs the Jody Clark obverse portrait of Charles III — introduced across UK coinage in 2023 — with a commemorative reverse honoring Elizabeth II. Clark's effigy was selected following the standard competitive process run by the Royal Mint Advisory Committee, making it the fifth definitive portrait of a British monarch to enter circulation since decimalisation. The combination of a reigning king's portrait with a tribute to his predecessor is an unusual framing, though the Royal Mint has increasingly used the crown-sized five-pound format for exactly this kind of retrospective issue.