Stack's Bowers Galleries

February 2024 World CCO Auction  –  13 - 14 February 2024

Stack's Bowers Galleries, February 2024 World CCO Auction

Live Sessions: Historic Test Pieces from the 2023 Trial of the Pyx

Part A: Tu, 13.02.2024, from 4:00 PM CET
Part B: We, 14.02.2024, from 4:00 PM CET
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Description

2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Gold 5 Pounds. Coronation Obverse. First Platinum Jubilee Assayed. Queen Elizabeth II. Trial of the Pyx Test Piece. Jessopp Facsimile Signature Label. Brilliant Proof (NGC).

39.94 g of .9167 Fine Gold. 38.61mm. Maximum Mintage 550. This is a stunning incarnation of the traditional £5 "crown" struck to celebrate the first ever Platinum Jubilee of a British Monarch. The obverse depicts a special commemorative portrait of Her Majesty The Queen. The reverse features an elaborate royal mantle design which was inspired by the mantle, or robe, worn by Her Majesty at the coronation in 1953 and also by the designs on the coinage of King William IV. The coin's edge inscription was inspired by Her Majesty's 1952 Christmas message and reads SERVE YOU ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE.

From a Collection of Historic Test Pieces from the 2023 Trial of the Pyx, Presented on Behalf of The Royal Mint.

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