Coinage portraits of King Charles III and related changes

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For a comment-free gallery of the portraits, see also:

Sterling area and Commonwealth: portraits of King Charles III

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First use of a portrait of King Charles III on a coin of Tokelau. It is the Dan Thorne portrait made by The Royal Mint. The coin was minted by the B.H. Mayer Mint.

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First official use of the Dan Thorne portrait on a coin of Cameroon.

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First use of the Jody Clark portrait on the obverse of a collectors coin of Cameroon. The piece was manufactured by Leipziger Edelmetallverarbeitung. Remarkably there are no designers initials included.

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The coinage portrait of King Charles III by Stephen Fuller for the governmnent of New Zealand is an interim portrait. It will only be used on a limited number of coins. From this year, the first coins depicting the portrait of King Charles III by Dan Thorne will be released in sets, and from 2027 coins depicting his portrait are expected to enter general circulation in New Zealand. The production of the circulating coins with the portrait of King Charles III is thought to begin in 2025, but it is expected that these coins won't be released until 2027.

Image of King Charles III to appear on New Zealand's coins confirmed

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua has confirmed that New Zealand's circulating and commemorative coins will bear the Commonwealth effigy (image) of King Charles III, King of New Zealand.

Ian Woolford, Director of Money and Cash – Tari Moni Whai Take, said that the King had recently approved application of the effigy, designed for the Royal Mint by Dan Thorne, to all New Zealand's current circulating coin designs. The King faces to the left in keeping with the convention that the direction changes between sovereigns.

"While it's unlikely that New Zealanders will see the new effigy in their change until 2027," Mr Woolford said, "it will be seen on our legal tender coins for the first time with the 2024 proof currency set to be produced by NZ Post under licence from the Reserve Bank. The first circulating coin to bear the new effigy will likely be the 10-cent piece, with an expected minting date of 2025. The first mintings of the other 4 denominations with the new image are likely to be in 2027.  Coins typically enter circulation about 2 years after production". These anticipated timings are based on typical demand and stock levels, which are kept sufficient to deal with any demand spikes or supply chain issues.

"The new coins will have the same physical characteristics as those bearing the effigy of the late Queen Elizabeth II. We will not be withdrawing any existing coins in circulation, and these will remain legal tender. We will update on circulation dates as the time nears, and we'll also work with cash handling machine manufacturers to confirm that there are no glitches with acceptance of the new coins," Mr Woolford said.
 
An interim New Zealand effigy of the King, by Wellingtonian Stephen Fuller, was approved by the King to appear on legal tender coins in 10 commemorative coin issues by, or in production for, NZ Post under licence from the Reserve Bank.

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First use of the portrait of HM King Charles III on a coin of Alderney.

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First use of the portrait of HM King Charles III on the obverse of a coin of Tuvalu. It is the portrait made by Jody Clark for the Commonwealth Mint. The coin itself was minted by Perth Mint.

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First use of a portrait of HM King Charles III on a coin of Australia. It is the Dan Thorne portrait. The coin was minted by Royal Australian Mint.

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The portrait that the Australian authorities have chosen is not particularly flattering. The King has a somewhat miserable expression on it. Is that a subtle dig by the republican-leaning government in Australia? 

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For the first time, The Royal Mint itself has minted a coin depicting the HM King Charles III portrait by Dan Thorne, that was made for use on the coins of the Crown Dependencies, British Overseas Territories and countries of the Commonwealth. The coin was minted for the company Miura Japan.

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First preliminary design of a New Zealand coin using Dan Thorne's effigy.

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First actual coins of New Zealand using Dan Thorne's effigy are being released. The 2024 proof set includes 5 circulating types (Royal Dutch Mint) and 2 silver commemoratives (BH Mayer).

2024 New Zealand Proof Currency Set

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Charles III right facing? why not - here is the Jody Clark version of TDC Laurel coin:


Edit - photo is linked to the distributor webpage. It can disappear once mintage sold and page closed. I'm not sure how I can add photos here to be sure this will not disappear.