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⅛ Sovereign - Elizabeth II 95th Birthday

⅛ Sovereign - Elizabeth II (95th Birthday) - obverse⅛ Sovereign - Elizabeth II (95th Birthday) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Alderney (Guernsey)
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coins
Year 2021
Value ⅛ Sovereign
⅛ GGP = USD 0.17
Currency Pound (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition Gold (.9999)
Weight 0.917 g
Diameter 11 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
294096
References KM# 319
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

Commemorative issue

Queen Elizabeth II 95th birthday

Series: Una and The Lion

Obverse

Queen Elizabeth II head and shoulders, looking over left shoulder, date below

Script: Latin

Lettering: ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRA · REGINA · ALDERNEY · C.I.

Designer: Jody Clark

Reverse

Side by side portraits of Queen Elizabeth II carrying the sovereigns orb and the British Lion.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MAY GOD DIRECT MY STEPS
1/8 SOVEREIGN
JODY CLARK

Designer: Jody Clark

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Commonwealth Mint (The Commonwealth Mint), Birmingham, United Kingdom (2005-date)

Comments

For the first time since 1839, this is a new interpretation of the historical Una and the Lion, to celebrate the Queen 95th birthday, with both sides of the coin created by the same designer.

 

Issued also in set of 4 coins (photo with permission of: © Cambridgeshire Coins):

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2021  5 999 Proof

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Bullion value: USD 130.63 Search tips
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Actual gold weight: 0.029 oz
Current gold price: 4431.31 USD/oz (see gold price )

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