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Description
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was the wife of King George VI and the mother of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. She was Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the Dominions from her husband's accession in 1936 until his death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter.
Obverse
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3rd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right. Lettering around outside, date below. ELIZABETH II ISLE OF MAN 1985 |
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Reverse
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Portraits of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. QUEEN ELIZABETH • THE QUEEN MOTHER |
| Edge |
1 Crown
3rd portrait
85th Anniversary of Birth of the Queen Mother
King George VI and the Queen Mother
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KM# 217
85th Anniversary of Birth of the Queen Mother
King George VI and the Queen Mother
Characteristics
| Type | Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating) |
| Material | Cupronickel |
| Weight | 28.28 g |
| Diameter | 38.61 mm |
| Thickness | 3.17 mm |
| Shape |
round
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| Alignment | Medal |
| Mint |
Pobjoy Mint (PM)
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