The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled coins with the effigy of King Charless III in Winnipeg on the occasion of his 75th birthday.
The process to create a new design for the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III was complex and involved many steps, the Mint said in a statement.
An email invitation was sent to more than 350 artists in the Mint’s database as well as to Mint engravers.
Design concepts were evaluated by an internal Mint review panel that judged submissions based on aesthetics, technical requirements and mass-production suitability.
The winning design by Canadian portrait artist Steven Rosati was submitted for necessary government and Buckingham Palace approvals, the statement reas.
The Mint then began the engraving and tooling process where dies were created to strike the coins, after which production began.
A small amount of 2023-dated coins with the King’s likeness are to circulate in early December.
His Majesty King Charles III acceded to the Throne and became Canada’s Head of State upon the passing of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on September 8, 2022.
However as coins have a life span of over 20 years, the Mint says Canadians can expect to see “Queen” coins in circulation for many more years.
