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Britain's Royal Mint on Friday unveiled the official effigy of King Charles III that will appear on coins following his accession to the throne. The effigy is the work of British sculptor Martin Jennings and was personally approved by the new king, AFP said. The first coins bearing the king's…

It won't be long until the British people see the King's image on the back of coins

The newly released effigy will appear on Britain's 50p coins before the end of the year.

Britain’s Royal Mint has unveiled the first coins to feature the portrait of King Charles III

The first British coins to feature the image of King Charles have been unveiled by the Royal Mint, with the portrait of the new monarch facing the opposite direction to his late mother Queen Elizabeth in keeping with tradition.

New monarch depicted facing left on Royal Mint’s new coin designs, the opposite way to Queen Elizabeth II

Coins with the new king's face will soon start to appear in people's change

The new design will co-circulate with existing coins featuring the Queen over the coming years in 'the biggest change to Britain’s coinage in decades'

The King's portrait will face to the left, in keeping with tradition