Britain’s Royal Mint unveils new UK coins 2022 featuring the portrait of King Charles III.
London: On Thursday, Royal Mint unveils the new coins with the image of Prince Charles being carved on it. It depicts the work of British sculptor Martin Jennings which was officially approved by the king. The new King Charles coins will have a $5 coin and a 50 pence coin featuring the life of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
In an interview, Jennings said, “It is the smallest work I have created, but it is humbling to know it will be seen and held by people around the world for centuries to come”.
Keeping with the tradition Charles’s portrait faces to the left opposite direction of his late mother.
Chris Barker, the Royal Mint Museum said, “Charles has followed that general tradition that we have in British coinage, going all the way back to Charles II actually, that the monarch faces in the opposite direction to their predecessor”.
It has been making coins for the royal family depicting monarchs from 1100 years after Alfred the Great.
The Chief Executive of Royal Mint Anne Jessopp said, “When first we used to make coins, that was the only way that people could know what the monarch looked like, not in the days of social media like now”.
In the image carved on coins, Charles is not wearing a crown, unlike his late mother. The coins have some words written on them saying “King Charles III, by the Grace of God, Defender of the Faith”.
Who is the Royal Mint Featuring King Charles III on Their Coin?
The Royal Mint is one of the leading companies in the world that has exported mints, coins and medals to 60 countries over the years. Officially it is the responsibility of the royal mint to make coins for the UK and supply them to banks .
They are the oldest companies in the world and made their first coin in the 9th Century during Alfred the Great.
The Tower of London was its initial existence but then it moved to Llantrisant in Rhondda Cynon Taff in late 1960’s.
It was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 17th December 1968 during the massive task of replacing billions of coins due to decimalisation.
Charles was made the new king on September 8, 2022, after the death of his mother late Queen Elizabeth II who was the longest ruling monarchy in 70 years. Around 27 Billion coins depicting Queen Elizabeth II images are circulating in the UK. It will not be removed until and unless the coin is not damaged.
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