Official Coronation Coin Range Reveal

[westminstrel]

The collection comprises of a number of denominations, including a UK 50p coin, £5 coin, The Sovereign, and a limited number of fine gold and silver coins struck in a variety of sizes. Each beautifully crafted coin in the main collection features one of three exclusive reverse designs, whilst the obverse of these coins features the first official crowned coinage portrait of King Charles III, designed by Martin Jennings and personally approved by His Majesty. As part of the collection, we are also releasing curated historic sets.

https://www.royalmint.com/shop/monarch/charles-iii/coronation/

The most interesting aspect to me is regarding the Sovereign:

In addition, the collection will also include a very limited number of Sovereigns struck on 6 May 2023, the day of the coronation, as the perfect way for collectors to commemorate this momentous occasion. This is the first opportunity to own a 2023 Sovereign. The rest of the Coronation Sovereign collection will be released later in the year and will be available in a variety of Proof editions.

[Sc391]

Please excuse my ignorance as an American, but is the crown the King is wearing the same one that Victoria wore in some of her coins (gothic crown, florin, etc)

[CaptCaveMan]

1 hour ago, westminstrel said:

The most interesting aspect to me is regarding the Sovereign:

In addition, the collection will also include a very limited number of Sovereigns struck on 6 May 2023, the day of the coronation, as the perfect way for collectors to commemorate this momentous occasion. This is the first opportunity to own a 2023 Sovereign. The rest of the Coronation Sovereign collection will be released later in the year and will be available in a variety of Proof editions.

I read this as, we have no chance of minting the Coronation Quintuple, Double, Sovereign, Half or Quarter proof coins as well as the SOTD Sovereign in time so we will release these at some point after gauging interest and deciding how many to produce as 17,500 was a bit OTT for the Memorial Sovereign.

[Foster88]

Thanks for your insight as ever @westminstrel but who is that man depicted on the sovereign on horseback slaying a dragon.

He was last seen in 2021.

[westminstrel]

9 minutes ago, Foster88 said:

Thanks for your insight as ever @westminstrel but who is that man depicted on the sovereign on horseback slaying a dragon.

He was last seen in 2021.

I know right? It’s my old flame. 😆

[BOOLIAN]

I'll be trying to pick up one of the full ounce golds as I think the design is great and is far better than the crown. Probably one of the inevitable sovereign sets too at a later date. Got to have a strike of the day as well. I'm glad I held off from making any new purchases for a few months.

Edited April 13, 2023 by BOOLIAN

[westminstrel]

I can pretty much only afford the SotD Sovereign, and even that’d be stretching it at the rumoured price of £850.

The 1oz will be almost £3,000 which is way out of my budget. ☹️

But they’re calling it the “Ounce coin” and state it will be available in a variety of sizes and metals. So maybe I could spring for the 1/4oz gold or the 5oz silver. 

[CaptCaveMan]

4 minutes ago, westminstrel said:

I can pretty much only afford the SotD Sovereign, and even that’d be stretching it at the rumoured price of £850.

I'm pretty much in the same boat but I'm only interested in Sovs.

I hope the proof collection release is ~3 months away for any chance to be able to afford one as well...

[jultorsk]

1 hour ago, Sc391 said:

Please excuse my ignorance as an American, but is the crown the King is wearing the same one that Victoria wore in some of her coins (gothic crown, florin, etc)

AFAIK the crown on KCIII cypher is a depiction of the Tudor Crown, but he will be crowned with the St. Edward's Crown in the coronation. When he waves from the balcony after the coronation, he is expected to wear the Imperial State Crown.

The original Tudor Crown was destroyed in 1649 when Charles I was beheaded and the monarchy abolished by Cromwell. No current crown in use is similar to the Tudor Crown, although a replica has been created for tourists to view. I doubt that Charles would be wearing the replica on the coin - perhaps it's an artistic interpretation? 

 

[MickB]

This will be the first crowned sovereign then. Would this mean every sovereign onwards will show Charles wearing a crown or for this occasion it'll be a one-off?

[Heirlooms]

1 hour ago, MickB said:

This will be the first crowned sovereign then. Would this mean every sovereign onwards will show Charles wearing a crown or for this occasion it'll be a one-off?

One off I believe 

[westminstrel]

1 hour ago, MickB said:

This will be the first crowned sovereign then. Would this mean every sovereign onwards will show Charles wearing a crown or for this occasion it'll be a one-off?

I assume the crowned portrait will be a one-off, as King Charles has apparently started he wants to follow the precedent of previous male Monarchs’ effigies.

[Zhorro]

I do like the "Ounce" design and the colour of the gold.  I would love a quarter ounce example.  So, do I try for this or the SOTD sovereign?  A lot will depend on whether the later Coronation Sovereign collection uses the crowned head or not.  If this later collection bears the crowned head, this will just devalue the novelty of the SOTD.

[GoldDiggerDave]

Its good to see the sovereign is a George and the Dragon if the Obverse is the coronation obverse then the sovereign will have massive demand from  sovereign collectors. 

Edited April 13, 2023 by GoldDiggerDave

[MonkeysUncle]

Unless my brain did one of it's things I specifically didn't pick up any mention of a bullion Sovereign. 

So either I missed the mention or their wasn't one... and if that's the case did RM Marketing Man forget to mention it in his spiel or might their simply not be one?

Answers on a postcard please...

[GoldDiggerDave]

@CoinStruck @SilverDrum  You thinking what I'm thinking?    I hope we get a KCIII SYO sovereign in June!   

[westminstrel]

54 minutes ago, Zhorro said:

I do like the "Ounce" design and the colour of the gold.  I would love a quarter ounce example.  So, do I try for this or the SOTD sovereign?  A lot will depend on whether the later Coronation Sovereign collection uses the crowned head or not.  If this later collection bears the crowned head, this will just devalue the novelty of the SOTD.

It seems pretty clear (to me) from their description that the Proof Coronation Sovereign range to be released later in the year will also have the crowned portrait. But I may be mistakenly reading between the lines here. 🙂

[GoldDiggerDave]

I'm happy with the sovereign!  

[Shinus73]

The 'Ounce' is a bit busy for my liking, much prefer the understated Crown for the Crown.

The SOTD with crowned portrait is surely a must have?

[AndrewSL76]

This is the G&D sovereign that was mentioned in the gazette. The sovereign moving forward will be a shield, I hope/believe, and so it may be extra special to have a G&D and the crowned portrait as it would truly then be a one off.

I am probably only convincing myself here as I love the shield sovereign design and kind of want there to be some varieties moving forward for the half (low shield/high shield etc.). Anything to help me geek out gets my money. 

[AndrewSL76]

Interesting that they didn’t fix the parrot ear issue. I thought they may look to sort that, but maybe it’s meant to be. 

[Goldfever20]

24 minutes ago, westminstrel said:

It seems pretty clear (to me) from their description that the Proof Coronation Sovereign range to be released later in the year will also have the crowned portrait. But I may be mistakenly reading between the lines here. 🙂

You are correct, there will be proof sovereigns with crown portrait later in the year.

"The rest of the Coronation Sovereign collection will be released later in the year and will be available in a variety of Proof editions."

[westminstrel]

Here’s more information about the crowned portrait.

The new, crowned coin effigy has been created specifically for the Coronation, ahead of the historic event on May 6^th and will feature on the commemorative range produced by The Royal Mint to mark the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

The crowned effigy is reserved specifically for collectable, commemorative coins and will be reserved for very special collections moving forwards.

[westminstrel]

Specifications, Presentation numbers, and prices of the £5, 50p and Ounce coins can be found here.

However, no details on Maximum Mintage numbers.

https://www.royalmint.com/aboutus/press-centre/royal-mint-reveal-celebratory-coronation-range-ahead-of-the-coronation-on-6-may/
 

Also, no details on the SotD Sovereign.

[harrygill111]

Has anyone seen a picture showing the front of the Sovereign?