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All Change as New King Charles 5p Coins Enter Circulation
The Royal Mint has released 23.2 million new 5p coins featuring King Charles III and an oak leaf design to reflect his commitment to environmental conservation.
- The Royal Mint announced 23.2 million King Charles III 5p coins are entering circulation across the UK soon.
- The Royal Mint said the release responds to increased demand for the 5p denomination and follows the earlier portrait introduction on UK coinage, marking the first design change for one of the smallest coins.
- The coins' reverse shows an oak leaf, a design chosen to highlight biodiversity and the King's conservation focus, while the Post Office allocated special quantities to branches with 'oak' in their name or near famous oaks.
- Collectors and the wider public may find the new King Charles coins in change, representing around 0.2% of the 24.605 billion coins currently in circulation across the UK.
- The Royal Mint confirms the new 5p coins featuring King Charles III are distributed via post offices and bank branches nationwide, following public demand.
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The Independent (US)New King Charles 5p coins enter circulation for very first time
Millions of 5p coins will go into circulation featuring the official portrait of King Charles
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