The Coronation Weekend 2023: What’s On?

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The Coronation Weekend 2023: What's On?

Charles III became King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms on the 8th September 2022, following the sad passing of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. His coronation will take place at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May 2023. A three-day UK bank holiday weekend has been granted from Saturday 6th May to Monday 8th May.

The Earl Marshal is responsible for planning and organising the coronation. From the ceremony to street parties across the country, here is everything you need to know about the coronation weekend.

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The 2023 King Charles III Coronation Gold Sovereign Range

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King Charles III Coronation Range

In just a few weeks’ time, King Charles III becomes the first British monarch to be crowned in the 21st century. Not since Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953 have people lived through such an historic event, and many will not do so again. For years to come, people will ask: “Where were you when the King was crowned?”.

This is a great moment for Britain, and because of its significance, an exceptional commemorative coin series has just been announced: for the first time in over 200 years of gold sovereign history, the coronation of a British monarch is being marked by the striking of specially designed commemorative gold sovereign coins! Introducing the 2023 King Charles III Coronation Gold Sovereign Range, and in particular, the one-eighth sovereign…

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The Importance of Royal Maundy

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Circulating Coins

Royal Maundy is the tradition of the British Monarch ceremonially distributing small silver coins, known as “Maundy Money”, to elderly recipients. It dates back as far 600 AD and its origins lie in the story of Jesus washing the feet of his disciples after the Last Supper. The word “Maundy” comes from the Latin word “mandatum”, meaning the command that Jesus gave to his disciples to “love one another”.

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