2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday - £5 Crown Brilliant Uncirculated Coin In Folder

2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday – £5 Crown Brilliant Uncirculated Coin In Folder

The Royal Mint celebrated a momentous occasion in 2000 with this £5 Crown Brilliant Uncirculated Coin, marking the 100th Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

Born in 1900, Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon married the future King George VI in 1923, acted as Queen Consort between 1936 and 1952, and later maintained lifelong passions for outdoor pursuits, especially fishing and horse-racing. Her enduring popularity was evident in the crowds and swathes of flowers left at her London residence every year on her birthday.

Key Features and Specifications

• Commemoration: Celebrates the 100th Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900–2000).
• Reverse Design: Features a tiara-wearing, left-facing portrait of Elizabeth by sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley. The background depicts cheering crowds dressed in both Victorian and modern garb, symbolising the era of her birth and her centenary. Her signature appears below the portrait.
• Obverse Design: Features a portrait of her daughter, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, by the same artist, which was the official coinage portrait in use between 1998 and 2015.
• Quality: Struck to Brilliant Uncirculated standard.
• Mintage: One of 241,261 coins released in this presentation.
• Weight: Standard weight of 28.28 grams.
• Diameter: 38.61 millimetres.
• Presentation: Comes in its original presentation sleeve with extra information and pictures about The Queen Mother.
• Denomination: £5.

Condition Note

Please note that some shelf wear may be present on the outer cover.