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50 Pounds - Charles III The Royal Mews
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Weight | 311 g |
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| Reverse description | The central motif features a large wheel of the Gold State Coach, richly detailed with ornamental spokes and gilded decorative elements, flanked on either side by Triton figures symbolising Britain's historic naval supremacy. The central floral panel incorporates the national flowers of the United Kingdom, while the architectural background evokes the vaulted stone ceiling and arched bays of the Royal Mews stabling complex. The denomination FIFTY POUNDS appears within the lower legend, accompanied by the Latin royal titulature and the inscription COHORS EQUALIS REGALUM referencing the Royal Mews. The overall composition is engraved by Neil Bromley in a detailed, formal commemorative style appropriate to a large-format proof issue. |
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| Mintage | 2024 - Proof - 100 |
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The Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace has housed the sovereign's horses and carriages since George III acquired the site in 1760, though the current buildings were completed under John Nash and later Edward Blore in the 1820s and 1830s. It remains a working institution — the horses stabled there still draw the Gold State Coach for coronations, including Charles III's in May 2023, which was only the second time that coach had been used since 1953.
Guernsey has issued large-format silver kilo-class pieces like this one primarily for the collector market, where the 100mm format gives engravers unusual room to work at a level of detail impossible on circulation coinage.