Canadian Coin & Currency, a long-running dealer headed in Richmond Hill, Ont., by well-known numismatist Steven Bromberg, has released two coronation medals approved by King Charles III exclusively for Canada.
Both designs have been engraved by retired Royal Canadian Mint senior engraver Susan Taylor and are available in silver and bronze.
“For most Canadians, this will be the first time they will experience the coronation of a new monarch,” said Canadian Coin & Currency President Bromberg. “These medallions are steeped in history and provide an excellent way to mark a moment in history.”
The first design features a new single effigy of the king wearing the Imperial State Crown together with the Royal Cypher. The reverse features the May 6 coronation date together with a wreath of six Canadian maple leaves encircling St. Edward’s Crown.
Each maple leaf represents the coronation of one of the Kings and Queens of Canada since confederation: Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II, and now King Charles III. (There was no coronation for King Edward VIII, who abdicated in 1936). St. Edward’s Crown is the central motif, as it has been used for the formal coronation ceremony of British monarchs for more than 700 years.
The obverse (left) of a one-ounce silver medallion features a new single effigy of the king wearing the Imperial State Crown and the Royal Cypher. The reverse (right) features the May 6 coronation date and a wreath of six Canadian maple leaves encircling St. Edward’s Crown.
The second design features conjoined double effigies of Their Majesties King Charles III and the Queen Consort Camilla together with the coronation date. Since the coronation of King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1154, the wife of a King has also been crowned as Queen as part of the coronation ceremony. This included King George VI and his wife Queen Elizabeth (Bowes-Lyon) in 1937, King George V and Queen Mary in 1911, and King Edward and Queen Alexandra in 1902. Medals and medallions featuring the King and Queen are a centuries-old tradition.
Struck by the Canadian Heritage Mint, the single effigy King Charles medallion has been issued in a one-ounce fine silver format with a mintage of 3,500 and a 37 mm bronze with a mintage of 5,000. The dual effigy medallions are large format ultra-high relief designs struck in five ounces of fine silver with a mintage of 600 pieces and eight ounces of bronze with an antique finish and a mintage of 1,800.
The design of this large format bronze medallion features conjoined double effigies of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla together with the coronation date. Since the coronation of King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1154, the wife of a King has also been crowned as Queen as part of the coronation ceremony. This included King George VI and his wife Queen Elizabeth (Bowes-Lyon) in 1937, King George V and Queen Mary in 1911, and King Edward and Queen Alexandra in 1902.
Medals and medallions featuring the King and Queen are a centuries-old tradition.