All you need to know about Royal Cyphers

A royal cypher is a monogram or monogram-like device of a country’s reigning King or Queen. Often, royal cyphers consist of the initials of a monarch’s name and title, sometimes interlocking, and with a crown sat above. Royal cyphers usually appear on letter boxes, government buildings and State documents. In Britain, they are also often […]

The Changing Faces of Coin Portraiture

In an age filled with television, social media and all of the technology we could ask for, it’s hard to imagine a time where people couldn’t ‘virtually’ see each other, including their own Monarch or leader. However, centuries ago most people would have only seen the face of their leader on a coin, with the […]

Q&A with Coin Designer Jody Clark

The 2023 King Charles III Greatest Monarchs Gold Sovereign Series features a portrait of King Charles III by artist Jody Clark. Jody Clark also designed the Fifth (and final) Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II which appeared on all of her British coinage from mid-2015 to last year. Jody has created some incredible designs for Hattons […]