New £1 coin featuring King Charles III and bees on the reverse enters circulation
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- 2024-08-20 18:18:17637browse
It is part of a collection inspired by plants and animals found across the four nations of the United Kingdom.
Households across the UK will begin to see a brand-new £1 from today.
The new £1 coin features King Charles III on the front and bees on the reverse, part of a collection inspired by plants and animals, which was voted the people’s favourite.
It is part of a collection inspired by the flora and fauna found across the four nations of the United Kingdom. The latest design, featuring two bees, has now been issued to Post Offices and banks, with nearly 3m coins making their way into tills and pockets.
All species included in the designs, overseen by the king, are in active conservation programmes and depict the different types of plant and animal life found in different parts of the UK. The 1p depicts a hazel dormouse, the 2p a red squirrel, the 5p an oak tree leaf, the 10p the endangered capercaillie, the 20p a puffin and the 50p a salmon.
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The £1 coin depicts two bees and the £2 coin a rose for England, a daffodil for Wales, a thistle for Scotland and a shamrock for Northern Ireland.
Rebecca Morgan, the director of commemorative coin at the Royal Mint, said: “We hope the designs across all denominations spark important conversations about the conservation of these important species.”
The Royal Mint’s chief engraver, Gordon Summers, oversaw the designs, alongside an advisory committee. The coins were created with the support of the Royal Horticultural Society and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
Last month a special auction of some of the first banknotes to roll off the presses bearing King Charles III’s face raised more than £900,000 for charity, more than 11 times their monetary value.
Over the summer, Spink & Sons held four specialist auctions of the new £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes, with the proceeds destined for 10 selected charities.
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