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500 Pounds - Charles III Tudor Dragon, Gold Proof

Issuer Royal Mint
Year 2024
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Composition Gold (.9999)
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Obverse lettering CHARLES III·D·G·REX·F·D·500 POUNDS·2024 · MJ
(Translation: Charles the Third by the Grace of God King Defender of the Faith)
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Mintage 2024 - Proof
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The Tudor Dragon entered Royal Mint iconography as a direct revival of the red dragon badge used by Henry VII to legitimize his claim to the throne after Bosworth — a deliberate genealogical argument rendered in heraldry. Charles III has leaned into this symbolism more aggressively than his predecessors, and the five-ounce gold proof format places this issue firmly in the bullion-adjacent prestige tier the Mint has expanded considerably since the late 2010s.

At .9999 fineness, this is among the purest gold the Royal Mint produces at this size — fractionally purer than the standard Britannia's .9999 specification only became from 2013 onward.

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