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The National Flowers of the United Kingdom

November 27, 2024 November 27, 2024

To recognise the importance of the four countries of the United Kingdom to the King, each is represented alongside the king’s cypher on our ‘The 2023 King Charles III Accession Silver One Crown‘, by their distinctive national flowers: the English rose, the Scottish thistle, the Welsh daffodil and the Irish shamrock. You may recall that […]

The United Kingdom’s floral motifs

March 26, 2023 March 27, 2023

The English rose, the Scottish thistle, the Welsh daffodil and the Irish shamrock are all floral motifs of the United Kingdom, and to recognise the importance of these countries to King Charles III, they are featured alongside his royal cypher on our new silver one crown. Here, we look at the origins of each national […]