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Collecting Elizabeth II Pounds

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All collectors of Queen Elizabeth II’s coins know well that the late queen’s gold pounds have 5 different portraits of the longest-lived ruler in the history of England.

The little bow by Mary Gillick

In 1953 the first portrait was issued, which came into circulation from 1957 until 1968. Its nickname was “bow” or “bow of Mary Gillick”: symbol of a new beginning after the tragedy of the Second World War, to announce a glorious era Elizabethan.

The young queen

In 1974 the second portrait was introduced, designed by Arnold Machin, which portrays a “young” crowned Queen that can be found on pounds until 1984.

Diadem of Elizabeth II

The third portrait appears in circulation from 1985 to 1997 throughout the United Kingdom, the characteristic in the work of the sculptor Raphael Maklouf, is the royal diadem, necklace and earrings, worn by an ever-young queen.
Ian Rank-Broadley, portrays the queen for the fourth portrait intended for her coins from 1998 to 2015: introduced in 1998, of wide contrast to the previous one, it is less idealized and more realistic, without masking the now advanced age of Elizabeth II . This coin is recognized with the name of “Diadema”

The last portrait of Elizabeth II

To conclude, the most recent portrait is the work of Jody Clark – the same creator of the Queen’s Beasts -, which came into circulation on the gold pounds of 2016 and was present on all UK coins until the Queen’s death.

The Commemorative Coin Box – Limited Series –

To carefully preserve your collection of Queen Elizabeth II Gold Pounds, try our box of 25 boxes in soft Royal Blue velvet: made of elegant solid Toulipier and Birch wood, it is a precious box completely handmade, individually numbered and shipped with a certificate of authenticity.

 

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