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On 9 September 2015, a royal milestone was reached as, after 63 years of sovereignty, Her Majesty The Queen became the United Kingdom’s longest reigning monarch. The Queen, ever-respectful towards her predecessors, has acknowledged the occasion quietly and the Royal Mint has marked the moment with a specially created £5 coin.
Renowned artist James Butler MBE RA, designer of The Queen’s Great Seal of the Realm, has created both the obverse and the reverse of this commemorative £5 coin. This makes the UK £5 coin a modern rarity, as it is unusual in modern times for one artist to design both the obverse and reverse of a coin.
Obverse
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A rare alternative effigy that will not feature on circulating coins of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem and drop earrings. ELIZABETH II · DEI · GRA · REG · F · D · |
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Reverse
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The Coronation Crown, the dates ‘1952 – 2015’, the initials ‘JB’ for James Butler and the words ‘One Crown’, which pay tribute to the significance of the fact that one person, Queen Elizabeth II, has worn that crown between the years 1952 and 2015. 1952 2015 |
Edge |
LONG TO REIGN OVER US |
5 Pounds
(Crown)
Silver Proof Coin
KM# 1301a Sp# L43
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