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Coinage portraits of King Charles III and related changes

Started by andyg, September 08, 2022, 08:19:58 PM

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<k>

The British Overseas Territories That Use the Pound

Of these, only the Falkland Islands, St. Helena + Ascension, and Gibraltar issue their own circulation coins.

These co-circulate with UK coins.


So far, Gibraltar issued a one-year set of circulating commemoratives portraying Charles III in 2023.

The Falkland Islands issued a bimetallic circulating pound coin with his portrait in 2023.

This is intended as a regular circulating coin.


St. Helena + Ascension has not so far issued any circulation coins with his portrait.

I expect that it will do so within the next two years.
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<k>

The Commonwealth Realms

The Commonwealth realms are independent countries that are members of the Commonwealth, which have chosen to retain the UK monarch as their head of state. In addition to the UK, they are:


1. Antigua and Barbuda

2. Australia

3. Bahamas

4. Belize

5. Canada

6. Grenada

7. Jamaica

8. New Zealand

9. Papua New Guinea

10. Saint Kitts and Nevis

11. Saint Lucia

12. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

13. Solomon Islands

14. Tuvalu



Only some of these countries traditionally feature the UK monarch on their circulation coins.

Of these, I believe that only Belize and the members of the East Caribbean states have yet to choose a portrait of Charles III.

However, it seems likely that they will never do so.
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<k>

Other British Overseas Territories that issue their own coinage

Bermuda, and also the Cayman Islands, issue their own dollars and coinages.

They have not announced yet which portrait of the King, if any, they intend to use on their coins.


Both are British overseas territories who portrayed Queen Elizabeth II on their standard circulation coins.

They also portrayed her on their non-circulating collector coins.
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<k>

Relevant countries and territories that issue only collector coins

Kiribati, Nauru, and the Turks and Caicos Islands have not announced yet which portrait of the King, if any, they intend to use on their collector coins.

Kiribati and Nauru are republics that use the Australian dollar.

The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British overseas territory that uses the US dollar.
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<k>

In addition to coins, there are banknotes and stamps. It would be interesting to see which entities portrayed QEII on these, and which have so far portrayed CIII. Is anybody willing to make lists or tables for these, breaking them out into crown dependencies, British overseas territories, and Commonwealth realms?
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<k>

Jamaica tables bill to oust King Charles as head of state and become a republic

Now it's Jamaica's turn to seek to become a republic. It should easily achieve it.

This should not affect the Jamaican circulation coinage, though, since the monarch does not appear on it, nor on their collector coins.
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Big_M

On 16 December 2024, Bermuda updated its currency regulations to have King Charles portrait on the cirulation coins. The reverse designs and coin specifications do not change. It is not specified which portrait will be used. No indication when the coins will be released.

Also, the regulations on the Bermuda flowers commemorative coin series were changed. The last coin was shifted from 2024 to 2025 and will bear the portrait of Charles instead of the Queen as per the original regulations. NB: the penultimate coin of the series was released with the date 2023 with the Queen's portrait already after her death; perhaps these were minted well in advance of the planned release date.

<k>

Interesting to know this. Bermuda is not an independent state but a British overseas territory. I did think that  all the British overseas territories would portray Charles III on their coins, and Bermuda is indeed going to do so.
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krishna

With Trump now asking Canada to be the 51st state, is there a danger of Charlie's portrait vanishing off Canadian coins??

Figleaf

Those outside the US who have to deal with Trump say he should be taken seriously, not literally. In this case, I would say that Trump is venting the only "negotiating technique" he knows: bullying. He seriously wants to dominate Canada (and Mexico and the UK, for that matter) but it is highly likely that he will not invade. Charles is safe.

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.

quaziright

Quote from: krishna on January 07, 2025, 11:09:56 AMWith Trump now asking Canada to be the 51st state, is there a danger of Charlie's portrait vanishing off Canadian coins??

Charles will more likely to be displaced by William before the US ever takes over canada. More likely he'll be a short lived Monarch like Edward VII.
That said, as a canadian, I do see quite a few upsides being part of the US lol

krishna

With granny long past dead till then, harry and Diana hanging like a dead goose, i believe that Willy doesn't have the brute colonist background or the stomach to take on the mantel of being the head of multiple states, let alone the UK
Monarchy was a sign of conquest and subordination, and the benefits trickling down to the last person thereof

With that being impossible in the near future, people will not find any meaning of saluting Willy, who may be a good boy, but is now just a filthy rich person, living off with government resources   

Big_M

It appears we missed the news from November 2024, that RAM will use Dan Thorne portrait for Solomon Islands circulation coins:

WCN post about Solomon Islands 1 dollar 2025

This was posted in recent days by <k> elsewhere in the forum, but I am also posting here for completeness.

The press release by the central bank sheds some light as to why they kept the effigy of the monarch on the coin: "The new coin is more than a currency; it is a symbol of the Solomon Islands' history, culture, and its ties to the Commonwealth. As we step into 2025, this design honors both our traditions and our enduring relationship with the United Kingdom and the rest of the nations of Commonwealth".

CBSI press release of 10 December 2024


eurocoin

It appears that the Dan Thorne portrait is also being used on the banknotes of Bermuda.

Bermuda $5 2024.jpg