The most recently minted £1 coin features Charles III. If you were to place that coin next to the previous £1, you'd notice Charles is looking at his mum. Which begs the question: Why do the faces on coins face different directions? Today Tom Hockenhull (Keeper of Money and Medals at the British Museum) is going to answer that very question (or both of those questions really) through the cunning use of 500-years of English coinage. You'll find out why the faces of English Kings and Queens alternate, when this started, why this might have started, and why this tradition has been broken in at least 1 instance.
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The British Museum
