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500 Pounds - Charles III Year of the Snake, Gold Proof
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of King Charles III facing left, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair and facial features, after the portrait by sculptor Martin Jennings. The circumferential legend reads CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 500 POUNDS · 2025 ·, with the engraver's initials MJ appearing discreetly below the truncation. The deeply mirrored proof field provides strong contrast against the raised portrait. The design is unadorned by crown or regalia, in keeping with the standard Royal Mint effigy for the reign of Charles III. |
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| Mintage | 2025 - Proof |
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The Year of the Snake sits fifth in the twelve-year lunar cycle, and the Royal Mint's engagement with Chinese New Year issues dates to 2014 — a commercial calculation aimed squarely at collector markets in East and Southeast Asia, as well as diaspora communities in the UK. At 156.3 grams of .9999 fine gold, this is a five-ounce piece, placing it at the top of the denomination ladder in the Lunar series.
Charles III coinage of this weight class remains genuinely early in its run, with Jody Clark's effigy still establishing its place across the full range of Royal Mint output following the Queen's death in September 2022.