Get this complete, 3-coin silver proof set collection, featuring the young Queen Elizabeth II (with Prince Philip, the royal cypher, and a Swarovski crystal)! Here’s your opportunity to own the. Of 3 silver proofs in the Royal Diamond Jubilee Precious Metals Coin Program. Issued by the Royal Canadian Mint, celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s. 60 years on the throne! Employing its hallmark traditional engraving, the Royal Canadian Mint has produced these unprecedented commemorative, pure silver. The portraits on the obverse depict Queen Elizabeth II. As she was when she ascended the throne in 1952, as a graceful young woman. The coins are further enhanced by their inclusion inside a luxurious inner presentation case and lavishly illustrated outer box. The Complete Set of Three Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee 60th Anniversary Silver Proof Coins! Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. In 2012 we celebrate the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s. Ascension to the throne, her Diamond Jubilee. Princess Elizabeth was born on April 21, 1926 and was just ten years old when she unexpectedly became heir presumptive to the throne. When the King’s health began to deteriorate in 1951, the young princess readily assumed many of her father, King George VI’s. With her father’s passing in 1952, Princess Elizabeth went in to mourning and then acceded to the throne at the relatively young age of twenty-six in 1953. By this time she was a seasoned public figure, her years of service a strong indicator of what the Commonwealth could expect of its new queen. Today about 128 million people live in the 16 countries of which she is head of state. Indeed, on her Diamond Jubilee. Queen Elizabeth II is arguably the world’s most popular and best-known monarch. She is currently the fourth-longest-serving head of state in the world, and the fifth-longest-serving British or English monarch. Her reign of over half a century has seen eleven different Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom. For sixty years, she has served the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as well as the British Commonwealth, which includes Canada and more than forty other countries. This is an official Royal Diamond Jubilee commemorative set. Officially approved by Buckingham Palace (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II). It is part of the Royal Diamond Jubilee Precious Metals Coin Program. Issued by the Royal Canadian Mint. Canada is the largest nation in the British Commonwealth. The coins in this program are. Diamond Jubilee Complete 3-Coin Silver Proof Set Collection. Other Coins celebrating the Royal Family are also available! The Royal Canadian Mint refines the purest silver in the world. These one ounce silver coins are 99.99% pure! Obverse – Elizabeth with Prince Philip. Queen Elizabeth II as she was when she ascended the throne in 1952, a graceful young woman. By her side, dressed in his military uniform, is her husband, Prince Philip Mountbatten. The design is enhanced by placing the two portraits inside an inner border, which is flanked by two floral garlands composed of shamrock (representative of Ireland), a Tudor rose (England), thistle (Scotland) and maple leaves (Canada). The dual dates of the Diamond Jubilee commemoration and denomination are both indicated. Obverse – Royal Cypher. A frosted cameo engraving of Queen Elizabeth II’s official royal cypher, surmounted by a crown and flanked by a garland of maple leaves and the number 60. Obverse – Elizabeth with Swarovski Crystal. A right-facing portrait of the young Queen Elizabeth II upon her ascension to the British throne, with the Cullinan Diamond, represented by a genuine Swarovski crystal. A cameo proof portrait of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of England, in profile facing right. This portrait, the fourth effigy of the queen to appear on Canadian coinage, was executed by the artist Susanna Blunt. The legend ELIZABETH II D. REGINA (“Elizabeth II, Queen by the Grace of God”) and mint mark also appear. The coins are encapsulated inside a luxurious, polished burgundy presentation case, lined with black velvet and protected by a royal burgundy and silver outer box illustrated with Queen Elizabeth II’s official diamond jubilee royal cypher. An individually-numbered certificate of authenticity is included. 94.17 g (3 x 31.39 g). 15,000 each coin. 9999 Fine (Pure) Silver. Laurie McGaw (two portrait coins) Royal Canadian Mint engravers (royal cypher coin). The Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. The collective term Crown Jewels refers to the regalia and vestments worn by the sovereign of the United Kingdom during the coronation ceremony and at various other state functions. These include the following objects: the crowns, scepters, orbs, swords, rings, spurs, colobium sindonis, dalmatic, armill, and the royal robe or pall, as well as several other objects connected with the ceremony itself. The oldest set of Crown Jewels, dating from the Anglo-Saxon period, were lost by John of England near the Wash in 1216. A replacement set was made shortly afterwards which was later joined by the addition of Welsh prince Llywelyn’s coronet in 1284. This replacement set was stolen from Westminster Abbey in 1303 a. Lthough most, if not all, were recovered days later from the window of a London jeweler’s shop (resulting in dire consequences for the shopkeeper). Oliver Cromwell melted down most of the original Crown Jewels of his era after the establishment of the Commonwealth in 1649. Upon the Restoration of Charles II, most of the regalia had to be replaced. The only pieces to survive from before the Civil War are three swords and a spoon. The British Crown Jewels easily constitute the most valuable jewelry collection in existence. The three most impressive pieces are described below; all can be seen in the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II earlier in this presentation. The Scepter with the Cross. Was made in 1661, and is so called because it is surmounted by a cross. In 1905, it was redesigned to incorporate the Cullinan I, also known as the Great Star of Africa, which at over 530 carats (106 g) is the largest cut diamond in the world. During the coronation, the monarch bears the Scepter with the Cross in the right hand. The Sovereign’s Orb. A type of globus cruciger, is a hollow golden sphere made in 1661. There is a band of jewels running along the center, and a half-band on the top hemisphere. Surmounting the orb is a jeweled Cross representing the Sovereign’s role as Defender of the Faith. For a part of the coronation, it is borne in the Sovereign’s left hand. Of all the Crown Jewels, the most valuable is. The Imperial State Crown. Featured on this magnificent coin. The Crown is generally worn at the end of a coronation when the new monarch departs from Westminster Abbey and is not traditionally the actual crown used at the moment of coronation. However it was actually worn during the ceremony by Queen Victoria and King Edward VII, both of whom complained about the weight of the normally-used crown, St. The Imperial State Crown is of a design similar to St. Edward’s Crown; it includes a base of four crosses pattee alternating with four fleurs-de-lis, above which are four half-arches surmounted by a cross. Inside is a deep purple velvet cap with an ermine border. The Crown includes an incredible number of precious gems, including 2,868 diamonds, 273 pearls, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds, and 5 rubies! Among these are several world-famous jewels. The cross atop the Crown is set with a stone known as St. Edward’s Sapphire, a sapphire taken from the ring (or possibly coronet) of Edward the Confessor. The Black Prince’s Ruby is set on the front cross pattee. Furthermore, the famous Cullinan II Diamond, or Lesser Star of Africa, is set on the front of the Crown. The Black Prince’s Ruby. The Black Prince’s Ruby is actually a bead-shaped spinel weighing roughly 170 carats (34 g), that is, the size of a chicken egg! It is one of the oldest of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, with a known history dating back to the middle of the 14th century and having been in the possession of the British kings since it was given in 1367 to its namesake, Edward of Woodstock (the “Black Prince”). What is a spinel? Until fairly modern times, all red gemstones were referred to as “rubies”. It was only relatively recently that the rarer spinel has been differentiated from the more common ruby. The two gemstones can be distinguished on the basis of hardness and density – a ruby is slightly harder and denser than a spinel. The two stones can also be told apart by their optical properties: a true ruby is dichroic while a spinel is singly refractive. The Cullinan Diamonds (Stars of Africa). The original, intact Cullinan Diamond was found by Frederick Wells, surface manager of the Premier Diamond Mining Company in Cullinan, Gauteng, South Africa on June 25 1905. It is the largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found, at 3,106.75 carats (621.35 g). The stone was named after Sir Thomas Cullinan, the owner of the diamond mine. The stone was bought by the Transvaal government and presented to King Edward VII of Great Britain. However, transport from South Africa to England posed a bit of a problem with regard to security. The actual diamond was in fact sent to England in a plain box via parcel post! The Cullinan was cut into three large parts by Asscher Brothers of Amsterdam, and eventually into some 11 large gem-quality stones and a number of smaller fragments. The largest polished gem from the stone is named Cullinan I or the Great Star of Africa, and at 530.20 carats (106.04 g) was the largest polished diamond in the world until the 1985 discovery of the Golden Jubilee diamond (545.67 cts), also from the Premier mine. Cullinan I is now mounted in the head of the Scepter with the Cross. The second largest gem from the Cullinan stone, Cullinan II or the Lesser Star of Africa, at 317.40 carats (63.48 g), is the third largest polished diamond in the world and is also part of the British crown jewels, as it forms a part of the Imperial State Crown. Both gems are on display at the Tower of London, as parts of the British crown jewels. Talisman World Coins and Medals has been in business for more than 20 years and is one of the largest world coin direct distributors and wholesalers in the world. The item “Canada 2012 Queen Elizabeth II 60th Jubilee 3 Coin $20 Pure Silver Proof Set” is in sale since Saturday, January 12, 2013. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ Canada\Commemorative”. The seller is “talismancoins” and is located in Saint Louis, Missouri. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
- Finish: Proof
- Year: 2012
- Composition: Silver
