Five Pounds 2023 King Charles III Coronation, Coin from United Kingdom - detailed information

The obverse of the coin displays a crowned version of the first definitive portrait of King Charles III, which shows his crowned head facing left. On this portrait, the King wears the Tudor Crown - which was destroyed in the 1640s, but occasionally features on the effigies of British monarchs nevertheless.

Below the neck truncation in tiny letters, the artist's initials MJ (for Martin Jennings).

Around, the monarch's legend followed by the face value and date of issue: CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 5 POUNDS · 2023 ·. Translated from Latin, the legend means: Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, King, Defender of the Faith.

The reverse design of the coin depicts some of the royal regalia traditionally associated with the coronation ceremony.

At centre is the Crown of Saint Edward; named after Saint Edward the Confessor, one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England (1042 - 5 January 1066), it has been traditionally used to crown English and British monarchs at their coronations since the 13th century (with a two-century gap between 1689 and 1911). For this reason, it is sometimes also called "the Coronation Crown".

Surrounding the crown are the Sovereign’s Sceptres. On the left, the Sovereign’s Sceptre with Cross, representing the monarch's temporal power; this sceptre features the enormous Cullinan I Diamond which, at 530.2 carats, is the largest colourless cut diamond in the world. On the right, the Sovereign's Sceptre with Dove: the dove symbolises the Holy Ghost and the King’s spiritual role as Head of the Anglican Church.

Around above, the inscription THE CORONATION OF KING CHARLES III, below which the date of the coronation, 6 MAY 2023.

The designer's monogram TN (for Timothy Noad) is near the base of the crown below right.

Release date: 24 April 2023.

the base metal (copper-nickel) coins have a milled edge and no edge inscription; precious metal versions have a plain edge inscribed with • GOD SAVE OUR GRACIOUS KING.