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50 Pence - Charles III The King's Trust; Gold Proof
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Value | 50 Pence 0.50 GBP = RSD 67 |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned effigy of King Charles III facing left, rendered in high relief with fine detail to the hair and facial features, as sculpted by Martin Jennings. The peripheral legend reads CHARLES III·D·G·REX·F·D·50 PENCE·2026, arranged continuously around the heptagonal field. The engraver's initials MJ appear in small characters to the right of the truncation, below the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | The central field displays the logo of The King's Trust above a composition depicting young people engaged in a variety of activities, celebrating the charity's 50-year history of supporting youth. The inscriptions THE KING'S TRUST appear prominently at centre, with the commemorative legend 50 YEARS WORKING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE arranged below. The engraver's initials JG appear within the design. The overall composition is contained within the heptagonal format characteristic of the British 50 pence denomination. |
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The King's Trust was rebranded from The Prince's Trust in 2023 following Charles's accession — a straightforward name change, but one that required the charity to overhaul decades of established identity. Founded in 1976 with a £7,400 severance grant Charles received upon leaving the Royal Navy, it has since directed over £1 billion toward disadvantaged young people in the UK.
The 50p denomination in gold proof is an inherently awkward proposition — a face value coin struck in a metal worth several hundred times that face value, in a format that will never circulate. That tension is the point: it is a collector vehicle dressed as currency.