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Although Elizabeth II became Queen on 6th February 1952, following the sad passing of her father, King George VI, she was not formally invested until her coronation on the 2nd June 1953.
As a result, the Royal Mint had almost 18 months to prepare coinage for the new monarch, a process which involves utilising years of royal tradition. Here, we will be exploring the complete collection of 1953 Queen Elizabeth II coronation coins…
This year sees the coronation of a new British monarch, the first for over seventy years, reminding us how special an event like this is. Certainly, there will be special coins issued to commemorate the event, but what may surprise you is that of the five monarchs to precede King Charles III, only three of them had crown coins issued for their coronation year, and of those only two were commemorative designs.
There are five particular coins that bring together those special coronation year issues, with two others to mark significant jubilees of the five crowned monarchs to precede King Charles III. Here is everything you need to know about them…
Featured as our Product of the Month for May, we have The Last of the Queen and The First of the King Same-Date Silver Britannia Set of 2023, which, for the first time ever, feature silver Britannia coins which have been minted for two different monarchs with the same year-date…
King Charles III’s coronation on 6th May 2023 is an occasion steeped in history, and the event will see two processions take place; The King’s Procession and The Coronation Procession. Their Majesties will be transported through these processions using two historic coaches; the Diamond Jubilee State Coach and the Gold State Coach, and here we explore the significance of these two coaches.
Featured as our Product of the Month for April, we have the unique Three Monarchs Coronation and Jubilee Crown Set 1935-1953; bringing together the history of our monarchs…
As the Tower of London is one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions, we couldn’t pick just seven facts to present you with. Therefore, here are seven more fascinating facts about the Tower which may come as a surprise to you.