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| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2026 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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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 circumferential legend reads CHARLES III·D·G·REX·F·D·50 PENCE·2026, separated by raised dots and following the heptagonal flan. The engraver's initials MJ appear in small characters beneath the portrait in the lower field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The King's Trust — formerly The Prince's Trust — was rebranded following Charles III's accession in 2022, reflecting the charity's direct association with the monarch who founded it in 1976 using his £7,400 severance pay from the Royal Navy. The organization has since assisted over a million young people in the UK, making it one of the more personally significant causes Charles has carried into the reign.
The Royal Mint has issued commemorative 50p pieces tied to royal patronages with increasing frequency since the 2010s, a pattern that has drawn some collector criticism for diluting series integrity.