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King Charles III's £1 coins hit UK circulation: How to spot them


Nearly three million of the new designs will be making their way into people's pockets and tills across the country this week, via Post Offices and banks throughout the UK

Following commemorative coins featuring the King's portrait, the first Charles III definitive a 50p depicting an Atlantic salmon was released in November 2023. The other designs, set to be introduced based on demand, include a 1p with a hazel dormouse, a 2p red squirrel, a 5p oak tree leaf, a 10p capercaillie grouse, a 20p puffin, and a £2 coin showcasing national flowers rose, daffodil, thistle and shamrock. Banknotes bearing the King's portrait entered circulation in June, marking the first time the sovereign has been changed on the Bank of England's notes.

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