Now we pay tribute to a remarkable woman and her remarkable reign with a 5 coin a traditional crown to mark this latest achievement.
The queen s sapphire jubilee coin.
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 royal mint is to mark the 65th anniversary of the queen s accession to the throne with a range of sapphire jubilee commemorative coins.
Her majesty the queen is the longest currently reigning monarch in the world from 1952 to 2017.
The royal mint is marking the queen s sapphire jubilee with a range of eight commemorative coins with one worth 50 000.
The queen s sapphire jubilee 2017 united kingdom 5 brillant uncirculated coin is the only official uk coins to mark the queen s sapphire jubilee.
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.
Her royal highness marks 65 years on the throne on february 6 and.
See our full range of commemorative coins below.
The coin depicts the exclusive pobjoy designed queen s effigy facing right on the obverse and left on the reverse.
The anniversary falls on february 6 and is a first for a british monarch.
The coins will cost from 13 for.
The royal mint has cast coins to mark the queen s sapphire jubilee next week including one worth 50 000.
We have decided to honour her majesty by releasing a beautiful double headed coin.
Take a look at some celebratory images from all the royal jubilees her majesty has marked in her lifetime in the video opposite.
This year sees a remarkable royal milestone celebrated for the first time ever the queen s sapphire jubilee marking an incredible 65 years on the throne.
The milestone will see coins struck in a range of metals and.
David sundman forwarded this article about the queen s sapphire jubilee coin.
In this official portrait the queen wears sapphire jewellery which she received as a wedding present from her father.
Struck in the year of the sapphire anniversary of the queen s coronation and year dated it is a lasting reminder of this rare moment in british and royal history.
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