2022 Great Britain King Charles III Gold Proof Full Memorial Sovereign Coin - The Royal Mint UK
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Sku: GPSOV22RMMM
Mintage: 17,500
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The ‘Original Maker’, striking coins since 886, The Royal Mint are the world’s leading export mint for both currency and bullion. The Britannia coin, in both gold and silver, has become a much loved investment coin globally. Additionally, collector coins from the Royal Mint have sometimes increased in value by many times, and are seen as a solid investment choice.
Sovereigns have often been issued to mark royal milestones, included in proof sets to celebrate the coronation of new monarchs.
During Queen Elizabeth II's long reign The Royal Mint offered a range of special designs in anniversary years, replacing the iconic image of Saint George by Benedetto Pistrucci with new engravings by eminent British artists. The most recent of these one-year-only designs was commissioned for the 2022 Platinum Jubilee, paying tribute to Her Majesty's remarkably seventy years on the throne.
Ordinarily, we'd only expect to see one issue of Sovereigns in a given year but with the passing of Elizabeth II and the accession of her son, King Charles III, in September, The Royal Mint has authorised an exceptional Memorial Sovereign to commemorate this historic moment
This poignant range is characterised by two remarkable new designs and is available in a range of sets, denominations and finishes.
New Royal Portrait Of King Charles III
2022 Memorial Sovereigns are the first of these gold coins to feature a portrait of King Charles.
The new coinage portrait of the King was unveiled just weeks after he acceded to the throne. It's the work of British sculptor Martin Jennings who studied photographs of Charles before modelling his profile in plaster. Jennings' effigy shows Charles facing left, the opposite direction to his mother who looks right on her coins. The tradition for British monarchs to face a different direction to their predecessors dates back to the seventeenth century.
While Queen Elizabeth II was shown wearing a crown in four of her five definitive coinage portraits, Jennings' portrait of King Charles sports no glittering headgear or other symbols of his royal status. In this way the new coin portrait is similar to those of other male members of the House of Windsor. George V and George VI were both shown crownless on their money.
The 'legend around the portrait reads: 'CHARLES II · DEI · GRA · REX · FID · DEF ·'.
PRESENTATION:
This 2022 proof Sovereign is offered in its original packaging from The Royal Mint. This comprises of a specially designed card outer box and an attractive presentation case, complete with a detailed information booklet and a numbered certificate of authenticity.
