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The King’s new monogram has been revealed as the period of royal mourning for the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, comes to an end.

NY Post: King Charles III’s official monogram — which will appear on government buildings, state documents and some mailboxes — was revealed Monday by Buckingham Palace.

The official cypher replaces the monogram of his late mother Queen Elizabeth II.

The king’s monogram, designed by the College of Arms, overlays his initial “C” for Charles with an “R” for Rex — meaning king in Latin — and features “III” in the center of the “R” to make Charles III. The crown is depicted prominently above the letters.

Charles chose the design from multiple options prepared by the College of Arms, which is responsible for creating and maintaining official registers of coats of arms.

A Scottish version swaps the English crown out for the Scottish crown and was approved by Lord Lyon King of Arms.

Governmental agencies as well as the royal household will use the emblem for franking mail.

The process of updating royal monograms is often long and drawn-out as different departments swap Queen Elizabeth’s for her son’s.

Queen Elizabeth II’s cypher will be gradually phased out following her death.

Cyphers from past monarchs can still be found on public buildings and post boxes throughout the country to this day.

Post boxes with the cyphers of Queen Victoria and Kings Edward VII, George V and George VI remain in use, according to the BBC.

The monograms on the boxes are not updated until the entire box needs to be replaced.

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Royal Mail announced four stamps that feature portraits of the Queen, to be released in her memory.

The stamps – the first set to be approved by the King – will go on general sale from 10 November and will feature images of the late monarch through the years.

A photograph taken by Dorothy Wilding in 1952 to mark the Queen’s accession and coronation will feature on the second-class stamp, while the first-class stamp will include a photo taken by Cecil Beaton in 1968 in which the monarch is standing in her admiral’s cloak with her head tilted to the left.

A portrait taken in November 1984 by Yousuf Karsh will appear on the £1.85 stamp, and a photo taken by Tim Graham in 1996 of the Queen attending a banquet at Prague Castle during her visit to the Czech Republic will be the image on the £2.55 stamp.

All four images were released in the golden jubilee stamp issue in 2002 and were approved by the late Queen for issue that year.