King Charles III<\/a>\u2019s lifelong dedication to environmental conservation.<\/p>\n\u201cThese coins offer the public a wonderful opportunity to discover a piece of living history in their everyday change, and for many, finding one of these special coins could be the beginning of a fascinating journey into the world of coin collecting.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Morgan added that it is \u201crare\u201d for the 5p design to change, with the last design having entered circulation in 2008.<\/p>\n
She said: \u201cThis makes it not only the first time the 5p depicts His Majesty King Charles III\u2019s effigy, but also the first design change for one of the smallest coins in circulation in 17 years.\u201d The coins will be available through post offices and bank branches nationwide.<\/p>\n
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Vasanthi Balachandar, branch manager of Jubilee Oak Post Office, displays the first 5p coins bearing the portrait of King Charles (Ian West\/PA Media)<\/p>\n
The Royal Mint has also allocated a special quantity to Post Office branches with \u201coak\u201d in their name or located near to well-known trees.<\/p>\n
These branches include The Oaks Post Office in Dungannon, Northern Ireland; Jubilee Oak post office, Braintree in Essex; Oaktree Road Post Office, Southampton; Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands; County Oak, Brighton; Allerton Road post office (near the Allerton Oak), Liverpool; Newtown post office (Brimmon Oak), Powys, Wales; and Larkhall post office (Cadzows Oaks), Larkhall in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.<\/p>\n
Russell Hancock, supply chain director at the Post Office, said: \u201cWe are incredibly proud to support the entry and circulation of this first 5p coin to bear His Majesty King Charles III\u2019s official portrait.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know that many coin enthusiasts visit our branches and so we\u2019re particularly pleased that our postmasters who operate branches with \u2018oak\u2019 in their name, or are located close to famous oak trees, will receive a special quantity.\u201d<\/p>\n
The release of the coins marks the third denomination bearing King Charles\u2019s portrait to enter circulation. The 5p follows on from the 50p and \u00a31 coin.<\/p>\n
The Royal Mint said it is encouraging people to check their change over the coming weeks, as these new coins start to appear in change.<\/p>\n
UK coins bearing the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II remain legal tender and in active circulation, ensuring a smooth transition with minimal environmental impact and cost, the Mint said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":520738,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7730,7731,1760,7710,519],"class_list":{"0":"post-520737","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-charles","10":"tag-charles-iii","11":"tag-king-charles","12":"tag-royal-families","13":"tag-royal-family"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115420339663484807","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=520737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/520738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=520737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=520737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=520737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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