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  • 5 Pounds 2007, KM# 1077, United Kingdom (Great Britain), Elizabeth II, 60th Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
  • 5 Pounds 2007, KM# 1077, United Kingdom (Great Britain), Elizabeth II, 60th Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
Description

The coin commemorates Queen Elizabeth II's 60th Wedding Anniversary to Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh. The wedding took place at Westminster Abbey on the 20th November 1947, and was regarded as an important state occasion.

The 2007 Five Pound piece is a crown sized coin, struck in three different metals.

Obverse

Conjoined heads of HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, facing right.

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark; 1921–2021), was a member of the British royal family as the husband of Elizabeth II. The longest-serving consort of a reigning British monarch and the longest-lived male member of the British royal family, he retired from his royal duties on 2 August 2017, aged 96, having completed 22,219 solo engagements and 5,493 speeches since 1952. Philip had four children with Elizabeth: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward. A keen sports enthusiast, Philip helped develop the equestrian event of carriage driving. He was a patron of over 800 organisations and served as chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme for people aged 14 to 24.

ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FIDEI DEFENSATRIX means Elizabeth II, by the grace of God, Queen and Defender of the Faith.

PHILIP PRINCEPS means Prince Philip.

Engraver: Ian Rank-Broadley

ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRA·REG·F·D·PHILIP·PRINCEPS

Reverse

The rose window of Westminster Abbey accompanied by the inscription TVEATVR VNITA DEVS, the dates 1947 and 2007, and the denomination FIVE POUNDS.

A rose window or Catherine window is often used as a generic term applied to a circular window, but is especially used for those found in churches of the Gothic architectural style and being divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery.

TVEATVR VNITA DEVS means God protect the Union.

Engraver: Emma Noble

TVEATVER VNITA DEVS
* 1947 * FIVE POUNDS * 2007 *
e.n.

Edge

MY STRENGTH AND STAY

Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Cupronickel
Weight 28.28 g
Diameter 38.61 mm
Thickness 2.89 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Royal Mint

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