The Royal Mint has just released a second 2022 Sovereign: the first to feature the new portrait of King Charles III. We’ve got all the details on this unprecedented memorial collection, struck with a special royal arms reverse by one of the UK’s top coin designers.

Sovereigns have often been issued to mark royal milestones, included in proof sets to celebrate the coronation of new monarchs.

During Queen Elizabeth II‘s long reign The Royal Mint offered a range of special designs in anniversary years, replacing the iconic image of Saint George by Benedetto Pistrucci with new engravings by eminent British artists. The most recent of these one-year-only designs was commissioned for the 2022 Platinum Jubilee, paying tribute to Her Majesty’s remarkably seventy years on the throne.

Ordinarily, we’d only expect to see one issue of Sovereigns in a given year, generally issued in the preceding autumn. However, the passing of Elizabeth II and the accession of her son, King Charles III, in September 2022 has prompted the release of an unprecedented second annual issue in memory of the late Queen.

This poignant Memorial range is characterised by two remarkable new designs and is available in a range of sets, denominations and finishes.