dom65659 t1_j6e9onz wrote on January 29, 2023 at 7:06 PM Reply to TIL coins in the UK almost always switch the way the monarch is facing with each monarch with King Charles III facing left. by AudibleNod I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure the article is wrong about the Edward VIII coins. Did he not insist on breaking convention and facing left like George V? But then he abdicated before any were minted and George VI had his go right? Edit: actually looks like all three went left. https://www.royal.uk/coinage-and-bank-notes#:~:text=Designs%20for%20proposed%20coins%20for,Edward%20VIII's%20had%20faced%20right%20. Permalink 13
dom65659 t1_j1ug11g wrote on December 27, 2022 at 2:10 PM Reply to TIL the New Zealand Prime Minister, Rob Muldoon, once called a snap election while extremely drunk. His party lost 10 seats. by EucalyptusBrain Someone get Rishi Sunak a drink! Permalink 33
dom65659 t1_j6e9onz wrote
Reply to TIL coins in the UK almost always switch the way the monarch is facing with each monarch with King Charles III facing left. by AudibleNod
I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure the article is wrong about the Edward VIII coins. Did he not insist on breaking convention and facing left like George V? But then he abdicated before any were minted and George VI had his go right?
Edit: actually looks like all three went left. https://www.royal.uk/coinage-and-bank-notes#:~:text=Designs%20for%20proposed%20coins%20for,Edward%20VIII's%20had%20faced%20right%20.