The Gold State Coach depicted here has carried every British monarch to their coronation since George IV, who commissioned it in 1762 at a cost of £7,562. It weighs four tons and requires eight horses to move at walking pace — it cannot travel faster without risk of structural damage. Guernsey, as a Crown Dependency, issues its own coinage independently of the Royal Mint but marks significant royal occasions as a matter of long practice.
The coach last rolled publicly for Charles III's coronation procession in May 2023, its first working appearance since Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee in 2002.
The Gold State Coach depicted here has carried every British monarch to their coronation since George IV, who commissioned it in 1762 at a cost of £7,562. It weighs four tons and requires eight horses to move at walking pace — it cannot travel faster without risk of structural damage. Guernsey, as a Crown Dependency, issues its own coinage independently of the Royal Mint but marks significant royal occasions as a matter of long practice.
The coach last rolled publicly for Charles III's coronation procession in May 2023, its first working appearance since Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee in 2002.