The 2017 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Wedding Anniversary Two 25p Gold Coin Set

  

COINS AND COLLECTIBLES - Visit our website for better price. THE 2017 HER MAJESTY'S PLATINUM WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TWO 25P GOLD COIN PAIR SET. Rare collector's set of two highly detailed 9ct Gold commemoratives Queen Elizabeth II 70th Wedding Anniversary coins by Jubilee Mint.

The main reasons proof coins are sought after are detail and appearance. Proof coins are struck Individually twice by hand instead of just once by machines in batches of several hundred as is the case with regular coins and they are additionally polished. The extra strike gives the coins a much shinier, clean looking finish and makes the intricate details of the design more pronounced. Most proofs can be identified by their mirror-like background. Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 - 8 September 2022) was the Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states over the course of her lifetime and remained the monarch of 15 realms by the time of her death. Her reign of over 70 years is the longest of any British monarch and the longest verified reign of any female head of state in history.

The Queen and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, celebrated their platinum wedding anniversary on 20 November 2017 - a mere 70 years of marriage. The couple first met when Elizabeth, then aged just 13, visited Philip's naval college in Dartmouth. By all accounts, it was love at first sight.

Eight years later, their wedding at Westminster Abbey brightened up the gloom of post-war Britain. During a long and happy union, the couple had combined thousands of public engagements with raising four children: Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward. As the Queen mentioned on their golden anniversary in 1997, her husband was her "strength and stay". As for the longest marriage, it is going to be a hard record to beat!