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500 Pounds - Charles III Life and legacy of the Queen, Gold Piedfort
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Engraver(s) | Martin Jennings (obverse), John Bergdahl (reverse) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | ELIZABETH REGINA 1926 - 2022 JB (Translation: Queen Elizabeth) |
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Issued in the months immediately following Elizabeth II's death in September 2022, this piedfort was among the first wave of commemorative strikes authorized under Charles III — meaning the obverse carries his effigy on a coin nominally honoring his mother. That duality was deliberate policy, not accident; the Royal Mint had prepared multiple denominations in advance, awaiting the inevitable.
At 312.59 grams of .9999 fine gold, the piedfort format — double the thickness of a standard coin — originated as a medieval proofing technique used by mint masters to verify die quality before full production runs.