New 10p Coin Features 'At Risk' Warning
- Wally Dug
- 6 hours ago
- 2 min read
The Royal Mint have released a new 10p coin into circulation, and it contains a conservation 'at risk' warning as it features something close to extinction.
Continuing the flora and fauna theme, the reverse side of the new coin features a capercaillie, a type of grouse only found in small areas of Scotland, and the obverse side, or 'heads' side, features King Charles III.
The Royal Family numbers have been dwindling in numbers for the last 100 years or so, starting with the death of King George V and the abdication of King Edward VIII in 1936. Although the population of royalty appeared to have stabilised for a few decades, in the latter part of the 20th century, numbers started to decline again with the deaths of Princess Diana in 1997 and the Queen Mother in 2002.
However, in the last few years, the numbers of Royals have taken another downward trend with the loss of the Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Harry, Not Princess Megan and Prince Andrew and there has always been only rare sightings of the lesser spotted Prince Edward.
'It's a stark reminder that more of these coins will enter circulation than there are members of the Royal Family left in the wild," said Morgan Rebecca, director at The Royal Mint, based at Llantrisant, South Wales.
"We hope that by putting this extraordinary King into millions of pockets and purses, we can spark a nationwide conversation about a species at real risk of vanishing from Britain forever."
Sir Nicholas Witchell of the Royal Society for the Protection of Royals (RSPR) said, 'The UK royalty population has declined so rapidly that it is at risk of extinction for the second time and is on the UK conservation red list. Now, back to the studio.'
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