Death of Elizabeth II: Gold save the Queen!

This item celebrates the historic 70-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II, marked by her presence on many gold and silver coins, not only in Great Britain but also in Commonwealth countries. British "Sovereign" coins, in particular, demonstrate an evolution in design since 1489, featuring successive monarchs and distinctive artistic elements such as the figure of St. George. The article also highlights initiatives such as that of the French who managed to issue a coin with the Queen's effigy for Niue, thus illustrating the impact and global admiration for Elizabeth II, including the minting of a massive commemorative coin for its platinum jubilee.

The gold coins that bear witness to the long reign of Elizabeth II

Even if the jubilee is platinum, the 70th anniversary, the reign of the “Queen” is marked by several Golden Sovereigns with an Elizabeth II who evolves over time.

Elizabeth II young

This is the first Sovereign struck with the image of the young queen from 1957 to 1968. 45 million copies are distributed worldwide.

Between 1974 and 1984, this version was produced in 38 million copies. We see the queen in profile, young and crowned with a tiara.

Adult Elizabeth crowned

The next series, between 1985 and 1997, represents an adult queen with a necklace and earrings, wearing a crown. The distribution is less since we are limited to 17 million pieces.

Elizabeth aged

This representation of the Queen of England dates from 1998. There have been no new portraits since. However, there are collector's items, commemorative ones:

For the 500^th anniversary of the “Sovereign” gold coin;
For the Queen's Golden Jubilee, 50 years of reign (2002);
For 60 years of reign in 2012.

Elizabeth II Queen of the Commonwealth

The head of the Queen of England is also very present on the coins of the former British colonies now grouped together in the Commonwealth. Technically, if she has no power in these countries, she is still the monarch. Thus, in certain countries, coins pay tribute to Elizabeth II.

The Australian Gold Sovereign

On this piece which is clearly a variation of the Sovereign made in Great Britain, we find an effigy of the crowned queen.

The Australian Nugget

On these coins, we find a kangaroo on the reverse and on the obverse a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, which varies depending on the vintage. All variations exist from Australian Nugget 1 ounce to 1/20 of an ounce.

Elizabeth II on a Vera Valor, the crazy bet for little Frenchies!

This is the incredible story of French people who, one day, decide that they will succeed in having a gold coin and a silver coin bearing the image of the Queen of England. Great connoisseurs of the gold market and investment coins, they know that the “Queen” is a figure who “sells” coins. Less than 10 years after launching this crazy idea, they succeeded. After many adventures, they succeeded in convincing the leaders of the island of Niue, a member of the Commonwealth and close to New Zealand, to mint a legal tender gold coin with a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on its obverse.

The Vera Valor Elizabeth II series was born!

Largest gold coin ever struck for the Platinum Jubilee

It's probably anecdotal, but a private collector ordered an exceptional gold coin from the Royal Mint to celebrate the platinum jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. The coin weighs 15 kilograms and measures 22 centimeters in diameter. There is a portrait of the 96-year-old queen on the obverse.

After the portrait, the signature Elizabeth 2

The Royal Mint has obviously created a series of gold and silver coins on the occasion of this 70th anniversary . With a real originality on the obverse that disrupts the British tradition of minting royal coins. Indeed, we do not see the portrait of the queen but… her signature! This is the original signature left in the Royal Mint guest book during a visit in 1966! Gold save the Queen!

Sources: https://www.loretlargent.info/or/or-jubile-elizabeth-pieces/27645/