Charles III 2022 -

Just released and in stock is this new coin in the Myths and Legends series featuring Beowulf and Grendel. The 999 silver 1 ounce coin features a beautifully designed image featuring the fearsome warrior Beowulf battling the swamp monster Grendel. The obverse of the coin bears the portrait of King Charles III. This coin is inspired by Beowulf, the ancient epic poem originating from 700–1000 AD. The poem tells the tale of a fearsome warrior who comes to the aid of the King of the Danes, whose mead hall has been terrorised by the swamp monster Grendel for many years. After Beowulf battles and slays the monster, the poem continues with the hero defeating the mother of Grendel and a dragon before being crowned King of the Geats.

Ten majestic Beasts sculpted in stone on the Moat Bridge at Hampton Court Palace represent the union and royal ancestry of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. These guardians have inspired a new bullion series. The reverse design by David Lawrence features The Bull of Clarence struck in 2023. The coins are the £5 denomination and contain two ounces of 999.9 fine silver and are struck to The Royal Mint’s highest standards, featuring the official coinage portrait of His Majesty King Charles III by Martin Jennings.

Ten majestic Beasts sculpted in stone on the Moat Bridge at Hampton Court Palace represent the union and royal ancestry of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. These guardians have inspired a new bullion series. The reverse designs by David Lawrence feature The Seymour Unicorn struck in 2024. The coin are the £5 denomination and contain two ounces of 999.9 fine silver and are struck to The Royal Mint’s highest standards, featuring the official coinage portrait of His Majesty King Charles III by Martin Jennings.

The smallest silver coin issued by the Royal Mint is the 1/10th Britannia, containing one tenth of an ounce of pure silver. Under the late Queen Elizabeth II, they only issued it once in uncirculated condition and that was in 2006. They have just released the first ever 1/10th Britannia for King Charles III dated 2024. This coin has a nominal face value of 20 Pence and they are in Prooflike Uncirculated condition. The last lot we had sold out very quickly but the rise in the cost of silver has meant that we had to increase our price slightly.

This new 1 ounce 999 fine silver coin is the first in a series of coins that will explore the legend of St George. The depiction of St George and the Dragon has long been a tradition on British coinage, with Benedetto Pistrucci’s interpretation on the gold sovereign coin being the most well known. The legend of St George slaying the dragon symbolises victory of good over evil, courage in the face of danger, and protection of the realm, ideals which solidify St George’s importance as a fi gure of national pride. The obverse of the coin bears the uncrowned portrait of King Charles III designed by sculptor Martin Jennings, along with the coin’s monetary denomination of 2 pounds. The reverse of the coin features a dramatic modern interpretation of the St George design by Jody Clark which is set upon a textured background. The design is surrounded by a border of words detailing the coin’s year, weight and fineness and the date of 2024 also appears in the exergue beneath the design. A striking new design and the first of a new series.

This silver £2 of 2023 was issued to honour the Coronation of King Charles III. From what we understand the Mint has long ago sold out, in fact, we had to pay a little extra and search all around to get an allocation. But we believe it was worth it and you will love it! On the obverse you have the bust of King Charles III wearing his crown, only the Coronation issues will feature this bust. The reverse has his crowned cypher ‘CR III’. The coin is in choice brilliant uncirculated condition and contains one ounce of pure silver. We believe that this will become a much-wanted and difficult coin to obtain. We have them for now, but how much longer…?