The Royal Canadian Mint has released one of their most intricately designed gold coins which also utilises the skill of a jeweller’s expertise to create their most innovative and artistic coins. Royal Canadian Mint engravers have recreated one of the heraldic Tudor roses featured on the Burmese tiara, which is part of Queen Elizabeth II’s royal jewel collection and uses genuine rubies to replicate the rose’s centre and selective platinum plating to define the surrounding petals
Category Archives: Elizabeth II
British Indian Ocean Territory: Beautiful lion and unicorn depicted on coronation anniversary crown coin
The government and treasury of the British Indian Ocean Territory have issued (25th January) a new crown coin and gold coin which were minted in celebration of one of most solemn events that took place in the United Kingdom 65 years ago: The Queen’s coronation.
It was nearly 66 years ago that the then-Princess Elizabeth acceded to the throne at the age of 25 upon the death of her father, King George VI
Falkland Islands: The Queen’s Birthday Celebrated on New Color Coin
On September 15, the Falkland Islands issued a colorful tribute to the territory’s head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, on the occasion of her 90th birthday; she is the first monarch of the British Isles to achieve this milestone.
Aside from having become the oldest British sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II is also the longest-reigning English or British sovereign and longest-married monarch: the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will celebrate 69 years of marriage in November
Stack’s Bowers to Host 2016 ANA Auction in Sunny California
Stack’s Bowers Galleries is pleased to announce details of their upcoming World Coin, Ancient Coin & World Paper Money Auction, to be held in conjunction with the 2016 ANA World’s Fair of Money between August 9 and 13. The sale will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center, located at 800 West Katella Avenue in […]
The post Stack’s Bowers to Host 2016 ANA Auction in Sunny California appeared first on CoinWeek.
Queen Elizabeth II’s Fifth Portrait Revealed March 2, 2015
The Royal Mint has today (March 2, 2015) unveiled a new coinage portrait of Her Majesty The Queen, giving the general public the first glimpse of the image that will soon be a familiar sight on coins in the United Kingdom. This is only the fifth definitive portrait of The Queen to appear on our […]
The post Queen Elizabeth II’s Fifth Portrait Revealed March 2, 2015 appeared first on CoinWeek.
Queen Elizabeth II’s Fifth Portrait Revealed March 2, 2015
The Royal Mint has today (March 2, 2015) unveiled a new coinage portrait of Her Majesty The Queen, giving the general public the first glimpse of the image that will soon be a familiar sight on coins in the United Kingdom. This is only the fifth definitive portrait of The Queen to appear on our […]
The post Queen Elizabeth II’s Fifth Portrait Revealed March 2, 2015 appeared first on CoinWeek.