AS NEW - MINT CONDITION - SOME SIGNS OF TONING DUE TO AGE

 

Each coin is encapsulated in a protective capsule to keep it’s proof quality

 

9.50 Grams Of 0.925 sterling silver (0.2825 ASW), 22.50 mm. Selective gold plating on the reverse

Year - 2008

The obverse shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.

 

In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).

 

Around the effigy is the monarch's legend and the date: ELIZABETH · II · D · G REG · F · D · 2008. Translated from Latin: Elizabeth the Second, by the grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith 2008.