The design will start to appear on circulating and commemorative coins produced over the coming months. The Latin inscription surrounding the effigy reads: “:: CHARLES III :: D :: G :: REX :: F :: D :: 5 POUNDS :: 2022”, which translates to: “Charles III, by the Grace of God, King, Defender of the Faith”. As is tradition, the King’s portrait will face to the left, the opposite direction from Queen Elizabeth II.Ĭhris Barker, of 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.” The King’s effigy, which has received the personal approval of Charles, was created by sculptor Martin Jennings, the Mint said. Nicola Howell, chief commercial officer at the Royal Mint, told the PA news agency: “We expect customers will start to be able to receive the commemorative range from October and then we expect the 50p memorial circulating coin to be appearing in people’s change probably from December.”
