Queen Elizabeth II passes at 96

Long live the queen!!she had a nice life and will always be remembered(R.I.P).

 

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RIP Mum

 

Oddly, this still hasn't shown up on my Google News feed. It's outside the areas I usually follow, but seems noteworthy enough to get a place near the top.

I was just talking to one of my Northern Ireland co-workers about it this morning -- he tipped me off that the royal family had been summoned to the palace. He's emphatically NOT a Unionist, and has very little use for monarchies in general and the British monarchy in particular. But he observed that the Queen had fallen in love with the Irish Gaelic language, became fluent in it in recent years, and had done a lot to promote the language and its preservation. I had no idea.

She was a remarkable woman, and a remarkable leader.

 

I am prod and honoured to have served in her majesty’s Royal Navy long live the king

 

A few coins ...

1986 Two Pounds



1967 Canadian $20 commemorative coin




The queen mother commemorative crown

 

I will be weird to see coins with Charles on them next year, that's for sure.

 

I bet the Royal Mint has had master hubs ready for awhile...this year at least.

 

RIP

 

I was wondering about this earlier today, given that its getting a bit late in the year will his first coins be this year or next?

 

While I am unsure if there is a definitive rule about it, precedent from the last 120 years strongly indicates coinage with a new monarch isn't produced until the following year.

This offers short and interesting reading about the coinage of Edward VII, who took the reign in January 1936 before abdicating in December of that year: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VIII_coins.

And here is some longer reading about his coinage (the paragraph titled "Best Laid Plans" bears particular relevance): https://www.royalmint.com/stories/collect/edward-viii-the-coinage-that-never-was/.

 

Thank you!! I should have known someone here would have the answer... I love coin talk.

 

Rest in peace.

 

The commemoratives will be out within weeks, not much doubt about that. Two lots, one for the new King and one for our beloved Queen.

 

Here is a Proof 1953 crown (5 shillings) that was issued as part of Elizabeth II's coronation Proof set. This set was very modest compared to the sets that were issued for previous British monarchs. The British economy was in rough shape following World War II, the Elizabeth's Proof set reflected that.

The diplomats had learned their lesson from World War I. Instead of draining Germany and the other Axis powers after their defeat, the west chose to re-build them. It was a smart move because the peace after the First World War sowed the seeds for the Second World War.



This piece is impaired because it was stored for too long in its original issue box. I have the rest of the set which also has its issues.

 

According to CNN, Great Britain will replace every banknote and coin with the queen on it and withdraw them from circulation. I've never heard of such a thing and it almost feels disrespectful, like they're erasing her memory. Did they do that when previous monarchs died? https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/09/business/queen-banknotes-and-coins/index.html

 

Sadly, my favorite coins of hers are the only ones unavailable to the general public: the specimen proof gold coinage from 1953.

 

There's no such place as North Ireland, unless you're talking about the coastline. It's called Northern Ireland.

 

I can't believe I did that, ESPECIALLY after 6+ years at this company. Fixed. Thanks for the catch!