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500 Pounds - Charles III Athens, Gold Proof
| Issuer | The Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned effigy of King Charles III facing left, rendered in high relief after the portrait sculpture by Martin Jennings. The king is depicted in a naturalistic style without regalia, showing finely detailed facial features and hair. The circumferential legend reads CHARLES III·D·G·REX·F·D·500 POUNDS·2025, separated by raised dots, with the engraver's initials MJ incuse in the lower right field near the truncation. The highly polished proof fields provide strong contrast against the frosted portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III·D·G·REX·F·D·500 POUNDS·2025 · MJ (Translation: Charles III by the Grace of God King Defender of the Faith) |
| Reverse description | Highly detailed panoramic cityscape of ancient Athens rendered in deeply sculpted relief, depicting the city as it may have appeared in antiquity. The Acropolis crowned by the Parthenon dominates the upper right of the composition atop its rocky promontory, while the lower portions of the field show temples, colonnaded stoas, city walls, bridges, trees, and civic buildings spread across the landscape in a bird's-eye perspective. The upper portion of the field transitions to a mirror-polished sky with dramatic frosted clouds. The inscription ATHENS appears in serif capitals near the upper left of the field. |
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