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London (CNN Business) --
The portrait of King Charles III that will feature on British coins has been revealed by the Royal Mint, the UK's official maker of currency.
The image, which will first appear on the commemorative 5p and 50p coins honoring the life of the late Queen Elizabeth II, was designed by British sculptor Martin Jennings and approved by the monarch, according to a statement from the Royal House. of the currency.
In the United Kingdom there are more than 4.7 million banknotes with the face of the queen.
They will all be replaced
Following tradition, the portrait of the king will be oriented to the left, the opposite direction to that of his mother.
The king's effigy will appear for the first time on the commemorative £5 and 50p coins.
Credit: Mark Eveleigh/UK Royal Mint
The Latin inscription surrounding the portrait reads: "•CHARLES III• D• G• REX • F • D • 5 POUNDS • 2022", which translates as "King Charles III, by the Grace of God, defender of the Faith ".
"It is a privilege to sculpt Her Majesty's first official effigy and receive her personal approval for the design," Jennings said in the statement.
"The portrait was sculpted from a photograph of the King, and was inspired by the iconic effigies that have adorned British coins throughout the centuries. It is the smallest work I have ever created, but it humbles me to know that It will be seen and preserved by people all over the world for centuries to come," he added.
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The 50 pence coin will be put into circulation in the coming months, according to the UK Royal Mint.
The reverse of the £5 coin will feature two new portraits of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by artist John Bergdahl.
The reverse of the 50 pence coin will feature a design that originally appeared on the Queen's Coronation Crown coin in 1953. It will include the four quarters of the Royal Arms depicted within a shield.
Between each shield will be the emblem of each nation of the United Kingdom: a rose for England, a thistle for Scotland, a shamrock for Northern Ireland and a leek for Wales.
The reverse of the £5 and 50p coins will commemorate Queen Elizabeth II.
Mark Eveleigh/UK Royal Mint
"Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has adorned more coins than any other British monarch in a reign that lasted 70 years," said Kevin Clancy, director of the Royal Mint Museum.
"Going from the Elizabethan to the Caroline era, it represents the biggest change in British coinage in decades, and the first time many people will have seen a different effigy."
King Charles III coin
