2000 Queen Mother's 100th Birthday Five Pound Brilliant Uncirculated Mint Pack Coin
Born in 1900, Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon came to prominence when she married the future King George VI in 1923. Following the abdication of Edward VIII, she acted as Queen Consort between 1936 and 1952 when her daughter, Elizabeth II, acceded to the throne. In her widowhood she was affectionately known as the Queen Mother, and she maintained her lifelong passions for outdoor pursuits, especially fishing and horse-racing. Her hundredth birthday was celebrated by The Royal Mint in 2000 with a range of Five Pound coins, including this Brilliant Uncirculated example. Its reverse features a tiara-wearing left-facing portrait of Elizabeth by sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley. In a nod to her enduring popularity, crowds cheer behind her, some dressed in Victorian garb and others in modern clothing, indicating the era of her birth and her centenary. Her popularity was evident in the swathes of flowers left by her London residence every year on her birthday, and the crowds gathering. Her signature appears below the portrait. The Queen Mother’s image is paired with a portrait of her daughter, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, by the same artist on the obverse. This is the official coinage portrait in use between 1998 and 2015. The Five Pound comes in its original presentation sleeve with extra information and pictures about The Queen Mother; it is one of 241,261 in this presentation. In a standard weight of 28.28 grams and diameter of 38.61 millimetres. System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1[System.String] System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1[System.String]