The 2023 King Charles III Coronation Gold Sovereign Range

King Charles III Coronation Range

In just a few weeks’ time, King Charles III becomes the first British monarch to be crowned in the 21st century. Not since Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953 have people lived through such an historic event, and many will not do so again. For years to come, people will ask: “Where were you when the King was crowned?”.

This is a great moment for Britain, and because of its significance, an exceptional commemorative coin series has just been announced: for the first time in over 200 years of gold sovereign history, the coronation of a British monarch is being marked by the striking of specially designed commemorative gold sovereign coins! Introducing the 2023 King Charles III Coronation Gold Sovereign Range, and in particular, the one-eighth sovereign…

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Six Facts about The Coronation Emblem

Six Facts about The Coronation Emblem

On 6th May, 2023, Britain’s sixty-fifth monarch, King Charles III, will undertake the sacred coronation ceremony. The new ‘Coronation Emblem’ has been created specifically for the King, and will be a recognised logo during the celebratory month.

In this blog, we are providing you with six facts of the Coronation Emblem…

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King Charles III – Eight Facts You May Not Know

Charles Philip Arthur George became King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms on 8th September 2022, following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

Although he has spent the majority of his life in the public eye, there are still some things that you may not know about our new monarch. In this blog, we will be looking at eight facts about King Charles III…

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All you need to know about Royal Cyphers

Queen Elizabeth II Royal Cypher

A royal cypher is a monogram or monogram-like device of a country’s reigning King or Queen. Often, royal cyphers consist of the initials of a monarch’s name and title, sometimes interlocking, and with a crown sat above.

Royal cyphers usually appear on letter boxes, government buildings and State documents. In Britain, they are also often used on stamps. The most recognisable one being Queen Elizabeth II’s, which is her initial ‘E’, with the initial ‘R’ for Regina, and the Roman numerals ‘II’ sat in between. In this blog, we explore all you need to know about royal cyphers…

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The National Flowers of the United Kingdom

The National Flowers of the UK

To recognise the importance of the four countries of the United Kingdom to the King, each is represented on individual coins of our latest release; the 2023 King Charles III Accession Sovereign Series, by their distinctive national flowers: the English rose, the Scottish thistle, the Welsh daffodil and the Irish shamrock. You may recall that upon his accession King Charles III visited each of these home nations.

In this blog, we explore all there is to know about the national flowers of the United Kingdom.

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