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50 Dollars - Charles III 1st Portrait - Double Sovereign
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#4799 |
| Obverse description | Uncrowned and undraped effigy of King Charles III facing left, modelled by sculptor Dominic Thomas, whose initials 'DT' appear below the truncation. The peripheral legend 'CHARLES III' arcs along the upper left and 'AUSTRALIA' along the upper right, while the denomination '50 DOLLARS' is inscribed along the lower arc, all in raised Latin capitals. The portrait captures the King in a contemporary, unadorned style consistent with the first official Australian coinage effigy of Charles III. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III AUSTRALIA 50 DOLLARS DT |
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The "Double Sovereign" denomination revives a format last produced for British colonial coinage in the 19th century, when the Perth Mint — established in 1899 as a branch of the Royal Mint — struck sovereigns for export to London. That branch relationship formally ended in 1970, but the Perth Mint retained the right to strike sovereign-format gold, a commercial arrangement that continues under the current Western Australian government ownership structure.
This piece marks the first Perth Mint sovereign-type issue bearing Charles III's effigy following the 2022 accession. The portrait by Jody Clark, already in use on UK coinage since 2015, carries over without modification.