Britain has a new monarch. This is something that no-one for generations has written. Not for 70 years has this been uttered and it feels remarkable to be able to declare to you that there are now coins bearing the portrait of ‘our King’. While the world debates what sort of monarch he will be, the simple truth is that he will be different to his mother, but a thousand years of Britain’s monarchy endures.
This is a significant moment in the history of our nation, therefore, a new silver proof crown has been minted, which pays tribute to one of Britain’s greatest ever monarchs. Introducing the 2023 King Charles III Greatest Monarchs Silver One Crown…
This crown is a tribute to possibly our greatest ever monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. Featuring a portrait of King Charles III, created by Jody Clark, the designer of the Fifth (and final) portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, which appeared on all her British coinage from mid-2015 to last year. Queen Elizabeth II is shown on the reverse, who, in 2022, became the first monarch in our history to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee. That she is our new king’s predecessor, and more importantly, his mother, makes this coin a poignant reminder of the fact that when a new monarch accedes it is most often because their parent has passed away.
The reverse, designed by Matt Dent, is based on The Queen’s personal flag which features the ‘Queen Elizabeth’ Rose. The Queen adopted this flag in 1961, which consists of a square royal blue flag, bearing a ring of stemmed roses, with a crowned initial ‘E’ placed within, all in silver. The ‘Queen Elizabeth’ Rose was bred in the United States in 1954 by Dr Walter Lammerts. This pink Grandiflora rose cultivar is very popular worldwide and has won multiple awards, including ‘World’s Favourite Rose’ in 1979.
You can purchase the 2023 King Charles III Greatest Monarchs Silver One Crown for £79, HERE.