The Royal Mint has created a 15kg gold coin in celebration of the Queen’s platinum jubilee.
The particular coin, which is the biggest to ever be produced within the mint’s 1,100-year historical past, has a diameter of 220cm.
It has been created following a non-public fee from a UK collector and contains a bespoke commemorative design that has been authorized by Her Majesty herself.
The mint mentioned the coin took roughly 400 hours of expertise to make by a group of craftspeople.
The design, by esteemed coinage artist John Bergdahl, contains a topped E II R cypher surrounded by roses, daffodils, thistles and shamrocks. The reverse of the coin depicts the 96-year-old monarch on horseback.
The Queen marked 70 years on the throne this February, making her the longest reigning monarch in British historical past.
The coin was created utilizing specialist engraving and laser know-how on a stable gold ingot, earlier than being burnished, polished and frosted by hand.
“The biggest coin ever made by The Royal Mint, it’s a distinctive piece of artwork that may endure as a legacy of the event for generations to return,” Clare Maclennan, divisional director of commemorative cash at The Royal Mint mentioned.
“The one-off piece, commissioned by a non-public collector, represents our progress as the house of valuable metals within the UK, making metals valuable to our prospects throughout all our collections.”
The nameless collector and proprietor of the newly-made coin, mentioned they’d lengthy invested in cash pertaining to the Queen’s reign, and that they may “stay in [their] household for generations to return”.
“The most recent and best in my assortment is the Platinum Jubilee coin, designed by John Bergdahl and delivered to life in 15 kilograms of stable gold,” they mentioned.
“The gorgeous design stands aside as a becoming tribute to Her Majesty’s service to our nation and the craftsmanship is solely breath-taking, making certain a once-in-a-lifetime second will dwell on in historical past on UK coin.”
Kaynak: briturkish.com
