The Reserve Bank of New Zealand have issued (1st November) a new silver Proof $1 coin which celebrates the extraordinary occasion of the 70th (platinum) wedding anniversary of New Zealand’s Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who married in a lavish ceremony in 1947 — just two years after the end of the Second World War. Their enduring love story began somewhat sooner than previously thought, as then-Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark were said to have become engaged in 1946
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United Kingdom: New crown coins celebrate the longest Royal marriage in British history
The Royal Mint have unveiled (2nd October) the new crown coins to mark the 70th (platinum) wedding anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. The anniversary is unprecedented in the British Royal family, as no other sovereign or consort has ever achieved this milestone
United Kingdom: New crown coins celebrate the longest Royal marriage in British history
The Royal Mint have unveiled (2nd October) the new crown coins to mark the 70th (platinum) wedding anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. The anniversary is unprecedented in the British Royal family, as no other sovereign or consort has ever achieved this milestone