2008 Queen Elizabeth I Five Pound Coin
450th Anniversary of the Accession of Queen Elizabeth I 2008 commemorative cupronickel [Five Pound](file:///buy-coins/5-five-pounds/) coins from [The Royal Mint](file:///buy-coins/the-royal-mint/). [Queen Elizabeth I](file:///buy-coins/elizabeth-i-1558-1603/) was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor and gave her name to the Elizabethan era. These commemorative coins feature a bust of Elizabeth by Rod Kelly with 'ELIZABETH REGINA' above and 'MDLVIII' (1558) and 'MMVIII' (2008) below. - These Five Pounds show a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by [Ian Rank-Broadley](file:///blog/ian-rank-broadley/) on the obverse - Just 20,047 of these Elizabeth I coins were struck with a 'business strike' ([circulation](file:///buy-coins/circulated/)) finish in 2008