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| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| 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.