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2022 is a historic year in British royal history. Not only have we celebrated The Late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in honour of her 70 years, but we also marked the 125th Anniversary of the Diamond Jubilee of her great great grandmother, Queen Victoria! The reigns of these two great monarchs are often compared, and for good reason: they are our longest reigning monarchs, and the impact of both women on British society, has been profound. Victoria presided over huge industrial change and expansion of the empire; Elizabeth’s reign has taken us into a whole new era of technological supremacy.
Now, in 2022, major commemorations for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee and Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, overlapped!
To celebrate this, a sovereign coin has been produced to commemorate the 60-year jubilee of Queen Victoria’s reign. This is the first sovereign coin ever to be diamond-shaped, in tribute to Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.
For Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, the first sovereign coin that is diamond-shaped!
Coins are rarely struck in any shape other than circular, but Queen Victoria is a monarch of such importance in British royal history that something truly special has been authorised to mark this anniversary of her Diamond Jubilee. This new coin is diamond-shaped, creating a sovereign that stands apart from all others, a unique tribute to one of Britain’s most remarkable monarchs.
It’s worth remembering that no other reigning British monarch, other than Queen Elizabeth II, has reached a Diamond Jubilee. Victoria was just 18 years old when she came to the throne, and 81 years of age when she died, reigning for almost 64 years
Queen Victoria’s portrait as it’s never been seen on gold sovereigns before
This new coin is significant for reasons other than their unique shape. Royal portrait enthusiasts will be excited to learn this coin features a new adaptation of one of Queen Victoria’s original coinage portraits. This nineteenth century portrait of Victoria looks superb with the improvements brought by twenty-first century technology in die-engraving.
This stunning sovereign features a new rendition of Queen Victoria’s ‘Gothic’ portrait, used only on silver coinage during her reign.
Each and every coin depicts our two longest reigning monarchs: Victoria on the reverse side and Elizabeth II on the obverse.
