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The E-Sylum: Volume 25, Number 44, October 30, 2022, Article 26

ROYAL MINT STRIKES KING CHARLES 50P COINS

David Pickup passed along this BBC story about the Royal Mint's striking of the King Charles 50 pence coins. Thanks. -Editor

  King Charles 50 pence

Manufacturing has begun of the first coin to enter general circulation carrying the image of King Charles.

The 50p coin has started to be struck at The Royal Mint in Llantrisant, Wales, and will enter tills, wallets and purses in December.

Sculptor Martin Jennings, who created the portrait of the King, said that witnessing the coin being produced was a "quite remarkable experience".

He said it took months of painstaking work to get the image right.

He used pictures of King Charles on his 70th birthday to create a likeness of the monarch, in what is the smallest work he has ever had to produce.

"It has to be an exact portrait but also that says something about the lasting values of the institution he represents," Mr Jennings said.

"In subtle and tiny ways, you can put these things across."

  Martin Jennings at King Charles 50 pence coin striking
Martin Jennings sees the coin being struck for the first time

King Charles's portrait is the first coin design undertaken by Mr Jennings, but his public sculptures include poets John Betjeman, in St Pancras Station in London, and Philip Larkin in Hull.

The reverse side of the coin is a copy of the design used on the 1953 Crown struck to commemorate the Queen's coronation.

The 50p coins will be available for general use in December, distributed according to demand by banks, building societies and post offices. Eventually, 9.6 million 50p coins of the latest design will be made. Other denominations will be manufactured, carrying the King's image, in line with demand.

To read the complete article, see:
King Charles 50p coins struck for the first time (https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63413134)

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