The Queen S Sapphire Jubilee 2017

Queen elizabeth ii is unique in that she is the first ever british monarch to have a reign long enough to achieve a sapphire jubilee.

The queen s sapphire jubilee 2017.

The queen who is the world s longest reigning monarch plans to. Royal gun salutes were fired in london later to mark the 65th. Marking 65 years on the throne 2017 is the year of the queen s sapphire jubilee. 6 marks queen elizabeth ii s sapphire jubilee marking the first time a british monarch has celebrated a 65 year reign.

The queen s lifetime of service is marked as she becomes the first uk monarch to reign for 65 years. Gun salutes mark 65 years on the throne. The coin depicts the exclusive pobjoy designed queen s effigy facing right on the obverse and left on the reverse. We have decided to honour her majesty by releasing a beautiful double headed coin.

On 6 february 2017 the sapphire jubilee of elizabeth ii marking sixty five years of her reign occurred the longest reigning monarch in british history queen elizabeth ii is the first british monarch to have a sapphire jubilee. Today s sapphire jubilee anniversary is a sombre affair with the queen remaining indoors and thinking about her late father. Contrary to her silver golden and diamond jubilees there were no widespread public celebrations of the sapphire jubilee. The royal mint is marking the queen s sapphire jubilee with a range of eight commemorative coins with one worth 50 000.

The milestone will see coins struck in a range of metals and. The royal mint is marking the queen s sapphire jubilee with a range of eight commemorative coins with one worth 50 000. 6 february 2017. Queen elizabeth ii s sapphire jubilee by the numbers world.

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