Queen Elizabeth II Has Passed Away, Sept. 8, 2022 (Age 96)

Rest in peace.

I would say His Majesty will be crowned next year, likely summer or early autumn. I would expect that 2023 dated coins would have his effigy, but Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth passed away quite late in the year and its possible we could be waiting until 2024.

After all, an approved effigy of the new King has to be accepted by him and that could stretch it out past 2023. Then again, the king is fairly old and they may want to rush coins out.

I see one of four scenarios happening.

1. Coins are issued fairly early in 2023 throughout Britain and the Commonwealth, these have an acceptable or rushed effigy of the King.

2. As above, but Commonwealth issues with the King are delayed until 2024 (That would be awkward though and never done)

3. Coins of the King are issued dated 2023, but do not emerge until very late in 2023 or even 2024

4. Coins of 2023 show Queen Elizabeth II or are not issued and Charles III coinage does not emerge until 2024.

The main issue is that both King George V and VI died very early in their years and that gave the mint plenty of time to design the portraits and new coins for the next years (1937 and 1953). Edward VII died in June and they managed to have the new coins ready. Plus Victoria also died in January and that meant, Edward had been king for 11 months by 1902.

Also they managed to get GVI coins out by mid 1937 when in fact he was only King on Dec 11 1936. Also in the world of stamps, a 2½d stamp of QE2 was issued in November 1952 to address a shortage of that value which was 1st class postage then.

Today (Sep 26) is also our Memorial Holiday to honour Her Majesty.