Falkland Islands: 50 pence 2023 Coronation of HM King Charles III

[eurocoin]

To commemorate the coronation of HM King Charles III, Pobjoy Mint has today unveiled a commemorative 50 pence coin for the government of the Falkland Islands.

[chrisild]

While I do not really pay much attention to his coronation and the abundance of coins that are issued on that occasion, I find this reverse design interesting: Some of the flowers "form" the shape of a crown.   It may not have been necessary to have the text "King Charles III" on both sides, but apart from that, I like it.

By the way ... the rose, shamrock, thistle and daffodil I recognize, but what is that horizontal bar with the five small symbols?

[krishna]

Yes a very good observation
May be Boris Johnson's lost comb

[andyg]

It's the lost crown of King Boris.

[Big_M]

It is the official coronation emblem by Sir Jony Ive:

Coronation emblem

It is more obvious from the coloured version that the bar is intended to represent the ermine bottom part of the crown.

[chrisild]

Ah, got it, thanks for the info! So the designers merely copied the official emblem? In that case, my Like refers to the latter.

[Figleaf]

By the way ... the rose, shamrock, thistle and daffodil I recognize, but what is that horizontal bar with the five small symbols?

The head band of the crown and its jewels, I think.

Peter