Coin
500 Pounds - Charles III Paul McCartney; Silver (2024) — United Kingdom
United Kingdom • 2024
Overview
A silver (.999) 500 Pounds Proof coin of the United Kingdom, issued in 2024 as part of the Music Legends series. The obverse features an uncrowned portrait of King Charles III facing left, designed by Martin Jennings. The reverse, designed by Deborah Osborne and Andrew Ross, displays a guitar head and piano keys with Paul McCartney's signature. This massive piece weighs 1,005 grams, measures 100 mm in diameter, and features a reeded edge. Struck as Proof.
Specifications
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 2024
- Composition
- Silver (.999)
- Weight
- 1005 g
- Diameter
- 100 mm
- Mint
- Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- Issuer
- United Kingdom
Design details
Obverse
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend and date around. Script: Latin Lettering: CHARLES III·D·G·REX·F·D·500 POUNDS·2024 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
A depiction of a guitar head and piano keys with Paul McCartney’s signature Scripts: Latin, Latin (cursive) Lettering: MCCARTNEY AR DO Designers: Deborah Osborne, Andrew Ross
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Martin Jennings, Deborah Osborne, Andrew Ross 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, Llantrisant, United Kingdom. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Precious metal content: Silver (.999) — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
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