Information about legend: CHARLES III · DEI · GRATIA · REX · F · D ·

Translated from Latin, the legend means: Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, King, Defender of the Faith.

By a long standing tradition, the legend of the British monarch is displayed on the coinage in Latin. In this abbreviation, the legend is shown on Maundy coinage.

Owing to another tradition, the name of the issuing country is not included in the inscription.