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Why isn't King Charles III wearing a crown on the new coins? The Royal Mint has unveiled the first coins featuring the portrait of Britain's new sovereign, King Charles III, who took over following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September. The 50p coin and the commemorative £5 coin both include an image of the King created by sculptor Martin Jennings. The monarch personally approved the effigy, and is understood to be pleased with the likeness. Following centuries-old tradition, the new coins show the monarch facing left – the opposite way to his predecessor. But that wasn't the only difference that fans noticed between the new coins and the coins featuring Her Majesty that we're all so familiar with. "Can anyone explain why Charles isn’t wearing a crown, whereas Queen always wore her's on coins?" one royal fan tweeted, as someone else asked: "Can anyone explain why Charles won’t be wearing a crown on coins/notes but the Queen always did?" Why isn't King Charles III wearing a crown on the new coins? As with previous British kings, and unlike the Queen, King Charles III wears no crown on the coins that feature his portrait. That's because it is tradition that only female monarchs wear a crown on their coins, and if you look back through the coins over the last several hundred years you'll see just that. Queen Elizabeth II wore a crown on her coins, but her father King George VI didn't. Similarly, coins featuring Queen Victoria showed her wearing a crown whilst her predecessor, King William IV, wore no crown on his coins.