(Edited 20 August 2024)
This week, the first £1 coins featuring King Charles III enter circulation across the UK, with nearly three million distributed to post offices and banks. The coins mark the King's reign, highlighting his affinity for nature with a reverse design featuring a pair of bees.
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These new coins are part of a series of eight designs showcasing the country's flora and fauna and aim to raise awareness of conservation. Those featuring Queen Elizabeth II will remain in use despite the introduction of King Charles III's coins.
The Royal Mint, which has produced British coinage since the era of Alfred the Great, created these coins in collaboration with the Royal Horticultural Society and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. While the size and shape of the coins remain unchanged to ensure compatibility with machines, the numbers have been enlarged for easier identification.
These new designs, known as "definitives," will be the standard currency used daily, replacing the previous set introduced under Queen Elizabeth II in 2008.
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