Coin
100 Pounds - Charles III Dame Shirley Bassey; Gold (2023) — United Kingdom
United Kingdom • 2023 • KM# 2550
Overview
A .9999 fine gold Proof 100 Pounds coin from the United Kingdom, honoring Dame Shirley Bassey. Minted in 2023 with an extremely limited mintage of 43 pieces. The obverse features King Charles III, and the reverse displays a silhouette of Bassey along with her famous song titles. Struck as Proof.
Specifications
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 2023
- Composition
- Gold (.9999)
- Weight
- 31.21 g
- Diameter
- 32.69 mm
- Mint
- Royal Mint
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 2550
- Issuer
- United Kingdom
Design details
Obverse
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend around. Script: Latin Lettering: CHARLES III·D·G·REX·F·D·100 POUNDS·2023 · MJ Unabridged legend: Charles III Dei Gratia Rex Fidei Defensor Translation: Charles III by the Grace of God King Defender of the Faith Designer: Martin Jennings
Reverse
Silhouette of Dame Shirley Bassey, legend around Script: Latin Lettering: DAME SHIRLEY BASSEY MOONRAKER GOLDFINGER DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER SA Designer: Sue Aperghis
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Martin Jennings, Sue Aperghis is credited as the designer for the Non-circulating coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Struck at: Royal Mint. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Low mintage: Only 43 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
- Gold issue: Gold (.9999) — bullion demand competes with numismatic demand. Weight and fineness (not just face value) drive the melt-value floor.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM# 2550. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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