King Charles III’s monogram has been unveiled – an image to be used by government offices on government documents and mailboxes.
The symbol was personally chosen by King from a series of designs produced by the College of Arms.
The monogram combines your first letter “C” with the letter “R”. rexLatin means king, plus the Roman numeral III, meaning third.
The emblem, which is the visual identity of the new kingdom, is Queen II. It replaces Elizabeth’s E II R.
There will be other changes ahead to mark the new monarch’s reign:
- The Bank of England, the central bank of England, King III. He said new banknotes bearing the portrait of Charles are expected “to circulate by mid-2024” but that the painting is expected to be unveiled before the end of this year;
- According to the Mint, new coins will be produced and appear “according to the demand of banks and post offices.” There is no exact date for when it will be used, but an official of the new coins will be released before they go into circulation;
- According to the Casa da Moeda Museum, there is a tradition that the profile of the new monarch on the coins faces the opposite direction of its predecessor;
- Existing notes and coins will remain valid when the notes and coins of Charles and Elizabeth are used in parallel. Mint, Queen II. He says that about 27 billion coins from Elizabeth’s reign are in circulation;
- The UK’s postal service, Royal Mail, says new stamps featuring King Charles “will go into circulation as soon as existing stamp stocks run out”.
However, Queen II. In memory of Elizabeth, a series of four stamps showing portraits of monarchs taken at different stages of her reign will be released in November.
With the end of the official period of royal mourning, the new King Charles monogram will be used for the first time.
Image: Buckingham Palace
The new monarch’s personal monogram will be used for the first time this Tuesday (27/09) in the mailroom at Buckingham Palace to identify letters from the Royal Houses, an organization that supports the royal family.
It’s an image that will come to be used more widely, from uniforms to official stationery to public buildings.
There is a separate version of the monogram for Scotland that includes the Scottish Crown.
But there will be no sudden changes in mailboxes.
There are boxes still in use dating back to the reign of Queen Victoria, Kings Edward 7, George 5 and 6 – the original emblems remain until the boxes need to be replaced.
About 70,000 mailboxes—about 60% of the total—are currently Queen II. It belongs to the Elizabethan era. VIII, who abdicated in 1936. Only 170 people remained from Edward’s short reign.
Boxes that are under construction or ready to install will continue to bear the queen’s monogram, according to Royal Mail.
When it comes to actual monograms that appear on buildings, it will be up to each organization to individually decide when or whether to update them.
– This text was published at https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/internacional-63044833.
source: Noticias
