Reissuing tender after the death of HRH Queen Elizabeth II

Jack Sommers made this Freedom of Information request to Royal Mint

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From: Jack Sommers

27 August 2008

Dear Sir or Madam,

What plans, if any, does the Royal Mint have for issuing coins
after the death of HRH Queen Elizabeth II?

Does the Royal Mint have any alternate designs of coins with
portraits of other Royals (if so which ones and can the public view
them) to issue in the event any of them accedes to the throne?

Thank you for your patience, I await your reply containing any (and
hopefully all) of the information requested.

Yours faithfully,
Jack Sommers

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Kaihsu Tai left an annotation (16 September 2008)

The correct style of address should be ‘Her Majesty The Queen’.

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From: Joseph Payne

16 September 2008

Dear Mr Sommers

I am writing in reply to your Freedom of Information request of 27 August.

No portraits of other members of the royal family have been prepared for use on the coinage in the event of their acceding to the throne.

Work on a new royal portrait will only begin when a new monarch comes to the throne. At the same time a decision will have to be taken as to whether to introduce new reverse designs. The process of obtaining new designs takes several months and, until completed, coins will continue to be struck with the old portrait and reverse designs.

Yours sincerely

Joseph Payne
Assistant Curator
The Royal Mint

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