0.5g Gold King Charles III. and Camilla 2023 PP (Mintage 2,000 | Proof)
- Finest Gold: 999.9/1,000 fineness
- Investment Gold: tradable worldwide
- As a Gift: genuine investment gold
- Finest GoldPure 24-karat fine gold, stated on the coin
- Investment GoldIts value is based on fine gold and follows the gold price
- As a GiftA lasting asset, ideal for a wedding
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DR Congo · 2023
The faces of the Crown
Charles III 2023, 0.5 g gold, picture side
The legend reads “CORONATION OF CHARLES III & CAMILLA”.
The faces of the Crown
One face, seven decades
Mary Gillick showed Elizabeth II with a laurel wreath instead of a crown, and Jody Clark chose the diadem of her coronation in 2015: the first and the fifth of her portraits on British coins.
On the first decimal coins of 1968, Arnold Machin replaced the wreath with a diadem, a wedding present from Queen Mary. For the portrait from 1985 onwards, Raphael Maklouf first worked from photographs and was then granted two sittings. From 1998, Ian Rank-Broadley let the portrait fill the field, because the coins had become smaller.
Many commemorative pieces for the Queen come from small issuing countries in the Pacific, such as Niue, Tokelau and the Cook Islands, until 2023 with the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley and his initials IRB.
On British coins the portrait of Charles III is by Martin Jennings; the King approved it himself. The Queen’s British coins remained valid: some 27 billion were in circulation when the first circulating coins with Charles were struck.
Democratic Republic of the Congo · 2023
The coronation on 6 May 2023
The picture side bears “CORONATION OF CHARLES III & CAMILLA”, two portraits beneath the crown and, at the very bottom, “MAY 6 2023”.
As struck, the country of issue is the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with 10 Francs on 0.5 g of gold at 999.9/1,000.
1536 · Hampton Court
Ten guardians on the bridge
In 1536 Henry VIII had the stone bridge over the moat at Hampton Court completed, built of brick and more than 600 tonnes of stone. On it stood ten heraldic beasts, the King’s Beasts, displaying the King’s ancestry.
In the 17th century the bridge and the beasts vanished into the moat for more than 150 years. When the excavation began in 1909, only fragments of the beasts were found; the figures guarding the entrance today are copies from the 1950s.
2 June 1953 · Westminster
Ten beasts in plaster
For the coronation of Elizabeth II, ten heraldic beasts stood outside the Abbey’s glass-fronted annexe, designed by Eric Bedford: six feet tall, made of plaster, the work of James Woodford. His model was the King’s Beasts of Hampton Court.
The ten beasts chosen were those that best showed the Queen’s ancestry, from the Lion of England and the Griffin of Edward III to the Unicorn of Scotland and the White Horse of Hanover.
Copies in Portland stone stand guard at Kew outside the Palm House, a gift in 1956; the plaster figures have belonged to Canada since 1959.
The Sovereign
A gold coin travels the world
Henry VII gave the name Sovereign to a new gold coin in 1489. In the 19th century the Sovereign was called the “chief coin of the world”, accepted even in Brazil.
The Royal Mint also struck it at branch mints, from Sydney from 1855 to Pretoria from 1923, almost 500 million pieces in all. Today the Australian Sovereign of the Perth Mint shows a new St George, drawn by Jennifer McKenna.
At a glance
- Metal
- gold
- Weight
- 0.5 g
- Fineness
- 999.9/1,000
- Country of issue
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Face value
- 10 Francs
- Year
- 2023
- Quality
- proof
- Mintage
- 2,000 pieces
The British Crown
Five portraits of the Queen on British coins, then Charles III: each face stands for its time.
0.5 g Gold King Charles III and Camilla 2023 – Proof, strictly limited to 2,000 pieces
- Minting quality: The highest possible minting quality Proof (PP) – deep mirror surfaces meet finely matted reliefs
- Design: Double portrait of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, surmounted by the crown and the coronation date "MAY 6 2023" – a unique moment in the history of the United Kingdom
- Material / Fineness: 0.5 g of pure fine gold with an exquisite fineness of 999.9/1,000 (24 carat), indicated on the coin as "0.5 g Au 999.9"
- Manufacturer: Precision minting produced in Germany, issued in the name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Limitation: Mintage limited worldwide to just 2,000 pieces
With this 0.5 g gold coin commemorating the coronation of King Charles III, you secure a historic moment in pure gold. On May 6, 2023, Charles III and Camilla were crowned at Westminster Abbey – the first British coronation ceremony in over 70 years. This coin captures the event in the finest fine gold, while also taking its place among the classic gold coins that have been prized as a solid investment for generations.
The design: a royal milestone in fine gold
The obverse shows the two profile portraits of the King and Queen side by side, surmounted by an intricately engraved crown and the inscription "CORONATION OF CHARLES III & CAMILLA". Below, the date "MAY 6 2023" commemorates the day of the solemn ceremony. The reverse bears the national emblem of the Democratic Republic of the Congo featuring the distinctive leopard's head, the national motto "JUSTICE – PAIX – TRAVAIL", the face value of 10 Francs, as well as the fine weight and fineness details. In the Proof finish, the interplay of the glossy background and the sculptural relief is particularly impressive.
Investment gold in a small, fine denomination
As appealing as the design may be – the real reason to buy and the substance of this coin is the fine gold it contains. Its value is based primarily on the pure gold content and moves in line with the gold price. So despite the royal occasion, you are acquiring full-fledged investment gold – minted fine gold whose value is determined by the world market.
- Preservation of value and wealth building in manageable, small steps
- Tradeable worldwide at any time and easily resold
- Physical gold as a proven inflation hedge against loss of purchasing power
- Solid crisis protection in economically uncertain times
Gold is the oldest currency in the world and has been a reliable store of value for over 6,000 years. It possesses an intrinsic, globally recognized value, has never had a price of zero, and retains its shine across generations. Even small amounts of gold add up over the years to a considerable fortune – one reason why this handy coin is an ideal entry point into physical gold investment.
Would you like to pass on genuine investment gold? Then give the gift of a true investment with this royal coin – for example, for a birthday, wedding, or Christmas. Instead of a fleeting present, you hand over a lasting asset made of pure fine gold. The coin is delivered protected in a coin capsule as premium new merchandise. In this way, royal fascination and the enduring substance of gold combine into an investment built to last.
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