ðə dɪzˈaɪn wʌz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd baɪ tʃˈɑːɹlz hɪmsˈɛlf fɹʌm ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv dɪzˈaɪnz pɹɪpˈɛɹd baɪ ðə kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv ˈɑːɹmz ænd fˈiːtʃɚz ðə kˈɪŋz ɪnˈɪʃəl "sˈiː" ˌɪntɚtwˈaɪnd wɪððə lˈɛɾɚ "ˈɑːɹ" fɔːɹ wɪð "ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː" dᵻnˈoʊɾɪŋ tʃˈɑːɹlz ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː, wɪð ɐ tjˈuːdɚ kɹˈaʊn əbˌʌv ðə lˈɛɾɚz.
The design was selected by Charles himself from a series of designs prepared by the College of Arms and features the King's initial "C" intertwined with the letter "R" for  with "III" denoting Charles III, with a Tudor Crown above the letters.