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5 Pounds - Charles III St George & The Dragon, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned, bare-headed effigy of King Charles III facing left, modelled by sculptor Martin Jennings, his initials 'MJ' appearing discreetly in the lower field below the truncation. The circumferential legend reads CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 5 POUNDS, with the date 2024 positioned along the lower arc. The portrait is rendered with fine detail in high relief, characteristic of a proof striking, against a deeply mirrored field. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III·D·G·REX·F·D·5 POUNDS·2024· MJ (Translation: Charles the Third by the Grace of God King Defender of the Faith) |
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The St George and the Dragon reverse on British coinage traces directly to Benedetto Pistrucci's 1817 design, commissioned after the Great Recoinage of that year and retained — with minor modifications — through every subsequent monarch. Pistrucci himself was never paid the full fee agreed for his work on the coinage.
Charles III acceded in September 2022, making 2024 issues among the earliest years of his numismatic reign. The effigy by Martin Jennings, adopted for circulation coinage, does not appear on all proof issues — collector pieces sometimes carry alternative portrait treatments approved separately by the Palace.