Ted: Have you ever wondered why the faces on some coins face left, while others face right? No? Well, in the UK, they have a system for it, as we learn from the Royal Mint’s Information and Research Manager, Chris Barker. The portrait of King Charles III, facing to the left, will initially only be on two types of coins, one of which being “eine […] Fünf-Pfund-Sammlermünze”, a five-pound collector’s coin. The portrait, “genehmigt” or authorized by the King himself, was created by a sculptor on the basis of a photograph. Following tradition, it’s turned the opposite way, “ist […] in die entgegengesetzte Richtung […] gewandt”, of his predecessor, the late Queen Elizabeth II. This is a tradition in the British monarchy which reaches back to Charles II, “die bis zu Charles II. zurückreicht”, that is, to the 17th century. The 27 million coins bearing the likeness of Queen Elizabeth that are in circulation, “im Umlauf sind”, will remain legal tender or “gesetzliches Zahlungsmittel” and will gradually be replaced.