Queen Elizabeth Ii Sapphire Jubilee Coin

We have decided to honour her majesty by releasing a beautiful double headed coin.

Queen elizabeth ii sapphire jubilee coin. Queen elizabeth ii sapphire jubilee commemorative coin when her father king george vi died in 1952 elizabeth suddenly became queen of the entire british empire. Pobjoy mint is delighted to announce the release of a special and unique set of five coins to commemorate the sapphire jubilee of the coronation of her majesty queen elizabeth ii. United kingdom 2017 5 silver sapphire jubilee coin reverse. Her coronation took place in 1953 when she was officially crowned queen elizabeth ii royal sovereign of the united kingdom.

The coin depicts the exclusive pobjoy designed queen s effigy facing right on the obverse and left on the reverse. The royal mint is producing a range of specially designed sapphire jubilee commemorative coins for the 65th anniversary of queen elizabeth ii s accession to the throne on 6 february. In light of its release i thought i d take a look at the history and timeless. This year her majesty queen elizabeth ii celebrates her sapphire jubilee the first ever british monarch in history to do so to mark the occasion a brand new british isles 5 proof coin has been issued featuring a sparkling sapphire crystal as a truly fitting tribute to her majesty s record breaking reign.

To mark the occasion the royal mint struck a new 5 commemorative coin the queen s diamond jubilee uk silver proof coin. On 6 february 2017 the sapphire jubilee of elizabeth ii marking sixty five years of her reign occurred the longest reigning monarch in british history queen elizabeth ii is the first british monarch to have a sapphire jubilee. The reverse of these coins draws inspiration from the stuart sapphire in the imperial state crown that queen elizabeth ii wore during and after her coronation ceremony in 1953. During 2017 queen elizabeth ii will celebrate her sapphire jubilee making her not only the worlds oldest living monarch at 91 but britain s first ever monarch to have reigned for 65 years.

6 marks queen elizabeth ii s sapphire jubilee marking the first time a british monarch has celebrated a 65 year reign. The queen who is the world s longest reigning monarch plans to. Queen elizabeth ii is unique in that she is the first ever british monarch to have a reign long enough to achieve a sapphire jubilee. The queen became one of only two british monarchs to have reigned for 60 years.

Contrary to her silver golden and diamond jubilees there were no widespread public celebrations of the sapphire jubilee.