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Design by Arnold Machin featuring the initials E and P surrounded by forget-me-not foliage. The God Eros stands between the letters while the Royal Crown tops them. The inscription 'ELIZABETH AND PHILIP · 20 NOVEMBER · 1947 - 1972' encircles the rim. Specification Conjoined portrait depicting HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh right, legend around. The Duke of Edinburgh has stood by The Queen since the moment she began her reign, only retiring from public duty earlier this year at the age of 96. Proof coin. 28.28 grams of .925 sterling silver. Diameter: 38.61 millimeters.Face value: Originally 25p / Twenty Five Pence. Presentation With four children and six grandchildren, summer holidays at Balmoral provide the Queen and Prince Philip with the perfect opportunity to get away from it all. There the couple's mutual love of the countryside can be enjoyed to the full. But on these family occasions, be they in Scotland or over the Christmas period at Windsor or Sandringham, the Royal Family never retreat entirely from the formal aspects of public life and allow the cameras in to witness their enjoyment.
The Prince Philip Crown features a portrait of The Duke of Edinburgh designed by Ian Rank-Broadley The design of the coin was personally approved by the Prince in 2008. Our experts want to make selling your coins a stress-free experience. They're ready to provide transparent valuations for your old coins: whether that's an individual piece or a large collection. Founded in the reign of Alfred the Great, around the year 886, The Royal Mint was originally one of several mints which were centralised to London in 1279. For more than 800 years the Mint was based at the Tower of Londonbefore moving to Royal Mint Court where it remained until the 1960s.The Prince Philip Crown was released in 2021 and is now sold out at the Royal Mint. It was designed by Ian Rank-Broadly, who also created the fourth definitive coinage portrait of Her Majesty The Queen.
Decimalisation had a profound impact on the currency as the sub-units of the pound were changed. Prior to decimalisation, one pound was worth 20 shillings, and one shilling was worth 12 pence meaning one pound was 240 pence. The heraldic Arms of Her Majesty The Queen and those of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh with legend and date below. A cypher in the letter E in duplicate, above a Royal Crown, flanked by a rose and a thistle, all within the inscription QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER and the dates 1900-1990.A portrait of the Queen Mother, encircled by a wreath and with the circumscription QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER and the dates 1900-2002.
This is interesting because a Crown had a face value of five shillings before decimalisation, and since the 1972 Silver Wedding crown was the first one to be minted post-decimalisation it had a face value of 25 pence instead.
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It was also technically the first commemorative coin of the decimal era; making it clear to see why coin enthusiasts like the coin so much. Interestingly, this design does not feature the value of the coin on it, unlike today’s coins. Are There Any Other Versions Of The Coin? On the three crowns issued between 1951 and 1960, the value "Five Shillings" appeared, but this was again omitted from the Churchill Commemorative crown of 1965. Britain had only just completed decimalisation in 1971, it may have been sensible, with hindsight, to have shown the new decimal equivalent - 25 New Pence - on this and subsequent crown issues. A golden wedding anniversary deserves celebration, and the 1997 crown pays tribute to this remarkable couple,,who are represented on both sides of the coin. Philip Nathan has depicted the Queen and Prince Philip in magnificent profile portraits that are both dignified and reflective. For many collectors these effigies will be reminiscent of the coins of William and Mary, and of the medals of Victoria and The Prince Consort.
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