2022 16g Great Britain 50 Pence Range: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II .925 Silver Proof Piedfort Coin
On 8 September 2022, Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passed away peacefully at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. For more than seven decades, Her Majesty upheld a promise she made in which she pledged her heart and devotion to the people of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. From her coronation, a historic day of pageantry and celebration, to her recent Platinum Jubilee, The Royal Mint had the privilege of celebrating many milestones and special occasions during Her Majesty’s 70-year reign. In honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s incredible life and legacy, The Royal Mint now pays tribute to this truly remarkable woman with a memorial coin collection. Created by British sculptor Martin Jennings, the obverse of each coin in the collection bears the first definitive coinage portrait of His Majesty The King.Highlights• Honour Queen Elizabeth II’s remarkable reign • Features the official coinage portrait of His Majesty The King, which received the monarch’s personal approval• Features the reverse design created for the 1953 coronation crown designed by herald painter Edgar Fuller and modelled by Cecil Thomas• Available to own as a gold Proof Piedfort, gold Proof, silver Proof, silver Proof Piedfort, platinum Proof and Brilliant Uncirculated edition