We’ve reached the fifth instalment of the five facts about the Twelve Greatest Sovereigns blog series, and this time, we’re taking a look at the King George V Gold Sovereign of 1925…
Eight Facts about Queen Camilla
Camilla became Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms on the 8th September 2022 as the wife of King Charles III.
She is a familiar royal figure, having been married to the King for a total of 18 years. Despite this, here are eight facts about the Queen which you may not know…
Crown coins of monarchs who reigned before Charles III
This year sees the coronation of a new British monarch, the first for over seventy years, reminding us how special an event like this is. Certainly, there will be special coins issued to commemorate the event, but what may surprise you is that of the five monarchs to precede King Charles III, only three of them had crown coins issued for their coronation year, and of those only two were commemorative designs.
There are five particular coins that bring together those special coronation year issues, with two others to mark significant jubilees of the five crowned monarchs to precede King Charles III. Here is everything you need to know about them…
The Last of the Queen and The First of the King Same-Date Silver Britannia Set of 2023
Featured as our Product of the Month for May, we have The Last of the Queen and The First of the King Same-Date Silver Britannia Set of 2023, which, for the first time ever, feature silver Britannia coins which have been minted for two different monarchs with the same year-date…
The 2023 King Charles III Coronation Double Portrait Gold Sovereign Range
On Saturday 6th May, we are to bear witness to an event that has not been seen since 1937: the coronation of Britain’s new king, Charles III, and of his wife Camilla, as queen. The crowning of a new British monarch is an event that most of us will only ever see once. We now know that at the ceremony, we will see not only the crowning of King Charles III but also that of his wife who shall henceforth become known as Queen Camilla. This change to her titles is a sign of the deep affection the king has for the woman who is by his side.
Some truly exceptional coins had been proposed for the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. They feature portraits of both the King and his new Queen, but given how rarely permission has ever been granted for multiple portraits on gold sovereigns, we did not hold out much hope. Now, we are delighted, if even a little shocked, that these coins have indeed been approved by Buckingham Palace! Introducing the 2023 King Charles III Coronation Double Portrait Gold Sovereign Range, and in particular, the one-eighth sovereign…
King Charles III’s Coronation Crowns
The coronation regalia, currently housed in the Tower of London, is a sacred collection which will play an incredibly significant role in the King’s crowning ceremony. Amongst the coronation regalia are three impressive crowns which you can expect to see during the King and Queen’s coronation on the 6th May 2023…
