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5 Pounds - Charles III Seymour Unicorn, Silver Proof
| Issuer | The Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned, unadorned effigy of King Charles III facing left, modelled by sculptor Martin Jennings, rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. The portrait captures the King in mature likeness with naturalistic detail in the hair and facial features. The circumferential legend reads CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 5 POUNDS · 2024, separated by raised dots, with the engraver's initials MJ incuse below the truncation of the bust. |
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| Reverse description | The Seymour Unicorn, one of the Queen's Beasts associated with Jane Seymour and the House of Seymour, is depicted rampant and facing left at centre, rendered in bold sculptural relief by engraver David Lawrence. The creature is shown with flowing mane, a spiralled alicorn, and a crown-tipped chain trailing beneath its forelegs, a heraldic detail specific to the Seymour beast. With its left foreleg it supports the Royal Arms quartered shield displaying the arms of England, Scotland, and France in meticulous heraldic detail. The legend SEYMOUR UNICORN arcs around the upper field, flanked by small lozenge stops, while the date 2024 appears in the lower exergual area, with the engraver's initials DL visible at the base of the design. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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