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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 311604, member: 6229"]You've all seen references to <b><i>Jubilee</i></b> when looking through coins of Great Britain, Canada and other Commonwealth countries, but what does <b><i>Jubilee </i></b>really mean?</p><p> </p><p>Here's what the online dictionary (<font face="Arial">Wiktionary</font><font face="Times New Roman"> ) </font><font face="Arial">says:</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b>jubilee</b> (<i>plural</i> jubilees)</font></p><p><font face="Arial">A special anniversary, especially a 50th anniversary </font></p><p><font face="Arial">A time of celebration or rejoicing </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b>Derived term:</b></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b> </b></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b>silver <b>Jubilee</b></b></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b><br /></b> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jubilee"</font></p><p><font face="Arial"></font>It ends the description with "English noun."</p><p>Other dictionaries tell us <font face="Arial">"<b>Jubilee</b>" is a historical term for a time of celebration or rejoicing."</font></p><p><font face="Arial"></font><font face="Arial">Just like Anniversaries, there are time associated divisions as per the afore mentioned "silver" <b><i>Jubilee. </i></b>Here's those related to numismatics</font><font face="Times New Roman">:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Silver <b>Jubilee </b>(25 yrs)</font></p><p><font face="Arial">Golden <b>Jubilee </b>(50 yrs)</font></p><p><font face="Arial">Diamond <b>Jubilee </b>(60 yrs in Britain, 75 yrs in the U.S., 100 yrs in S. Asia)</font></p><p><font face="Arial">Platinum <b>Jubilee </b>(70 yrs in G.B., 75 yrs in S. Asia)</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">So <b><i>Jubilee </i></b>is really a celebration of an anniversary</font><font face="Times New Roman">!</font></p><p><font face="Arial">When you saw the word <b><i>Jubilee</i></b>, you probably envisioned the first Canada Silver Dollar which debuted in 1935 (my birthyear) to commemorate the Silver Anniversary of King George V's accension to the Throne of Great Britain.</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Here's an image courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery:</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc1/35-30&desc=Canada%20km30%201%20Dollar%20(1935" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc1/35-30&desc=Canada%20km30%201%20Dollar%20(1935" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc1/35-30&desc=Canada km30 1 Dollar (1935</a>)</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"></font>Here's another Canada <b><i>Jubilee </i></b>coin, but it's the <b><i>Gold Jubilee </i></b>50 cent piece commemorating the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth II's accension to the throne of G.B.:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img8/35-50c02&desc=Canada%20km444%2050%20Cents%20(2002)%201952-2002" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img8/35-50c02&desc=Canada%20km444%2050%20Cents%20(2002)%201952-2002" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img8/35-50c02&desc=Canada km444 50 Cents (2002) 1952-2002</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There's no time nor space for me to show you all the world's <b><i>Jubilee </i></b>coinage, but I do want you<font face="Arial"> to see some of the silver (25 yrs) <b><i>Jubilee </i></b>coins issued in honor of QE II because QE II still lives. Also no monarch before Elizabeth II visited more of the United Kingdom in such a short span of time (the trips lasted three months). All in all, the Queen and her husband Prince Philip visited a total of 36 counties . The trip started with record crowds gathering to see the Royals in Glasgow on 17 May. After traveling to England (where a record one million spectators came to greet the couple in Lancashire) and Wales, the Queen and Prince Philip wrapped up the first of their silver <b><i>Jubilee</i></b> celebrations with a visit to Northern Ireland . Among the places visited during the national trips were numerous schools, which were the subject of a television special hosted by commentator Valerie Singleton.</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Later in the summer, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip embarked on a Commonwealth tour that first brought them hopping to the small island nations such as Fiji and Tonga, followed up with longer stays in New Zealand and Australia, with final stops in Papua New Guinea and the British holdings in the West Indies. The final stop on the international tour was a trip to Canada, where Prince Charles joined the couple to greet the crowds.</font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p>Here's a 12-sided Austrailan 50 cents piece:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img4/10-70&desc=Australia%20km70%2050%20Cents%20(1977)%20Silver%20Jubilee" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img4/10-70&desc=Australia%20km70%2050%20Cents%20(1977)%20Silver%20Jubilee" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img4/10-70&desc=Australia km70 50 Cents (1977) Silver Jubilee</a></p><p> </p><p>Guess what? The British Virgin Islands has some contributions to this subject: Note the date is 1978. not 1977.</p><p> </p><p><u><b>ONE CENT:</b></u></p><p><u><b> </b></u></p><p><u><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-16&desc=British%20Virgin%20Islands%20km16%201%20Cent%20(1978)%20Coronation%20Jubilee" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-16&desc=British%20Virgin%20Islands%20km16%201%20Cent%20(1978)%20Coronation%20Jubilee" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-16&desc=British Virgin Islands km16 1 Cent (1978) Coronation Jubilee</a></u></p><p><u> </u></p><p><u><b>5 CENT:</b></u></p><p><u><b> </b></u></p><p><u><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-17&desc=British%20Virgin%20Islands%20km17%205%20Cents%20(1978)%20Coronation%20Jubilee" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-17&desc=British%20Virgin%20Islands%20km17%205%20Cents%20(1978)%20Coronation%20Jubilee" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-17&desc=British Virgin Islands km17 5 Cents (1978) Coronation Jubilee</a></u></p><p><u> </u></p><p><u><b> </b></u></p><p><u><b>10 CENTS:</b></u></p><p><u><b></b></u><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-18&desc=British%20Virgin%20Islands%20km18%2010%20Cents%20(1978)%20Coronation%20Jubilee" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-18&desc=British%20Virgin%20Islands%20km18%2010%20Cents%20(1978)%20Coronation%20Jubilee" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-18&desc=British Virgin Islands km18 10 Cents (1978) Coronation Jubilee</a></p><p> </p><p><b><u>25 CENTS:</u></b></p><p><b><u> </u></b></p><p><b><u></u></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-19&desc=British%20Virgin%20Islands%20km19%2025%20Cents%20(1978)%20Coronation%20Jubilee" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-19&desc=British%20Virgin%20Islands%20km19%2025%20Cents%20(1978)%20Coronation%20Jubilee" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-19&desc=British Virgin Islands km19 25 Cents (1978) Coronation Jubilee</a></p><p> </p><p><b><u>50 CENTS:</u></b></p><p><b><u> </u></b></p><p><b><u></u></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-20&desc=British%20Virgin%20Islands%20km20%2050%20Cents%20(1978)%20Coronation%20Jubilee" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-20&desc=British%20Virgin%20Islands%20km20%2050%20Cents%20(1978)%20Coronation%20Jubilee" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-20&desc=British Virgin Islands km20 50 Cents (1978) Coronation Jubilee</a></p><p> </p><p><b><u>1 DOLLAR:</u></b></p><p><b><u> </u></b></p><p><b><u></u></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-21&desc=British%20Virgin%20Islands%20km21%201%20Dollar%20(1978)%20Coronation%20Jubilee" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-21&desc=British%20Virgin%20Islands%20km21%201%20Dollar%20(1978)%20Coronation%20Jubilee" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-21&desc=British Virgin Islands km21 1 Dollar (1978) Coronation Jubilee</a></p><p> </p><p>Alphabetically we arrive at England (G.B.):</p><p> </p><p><b><u>This is the 25 NEW PENCE issued in 1977:</u></b></p><p><b><u> </u></b></p><p><b><u></u></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img9/76-920&desc=Great%20Britain%20km920%2025%20New%20Pence%20(1977)%20Silver%20Jubilee%20of%20Reign" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img9/76-920&desc=Great%20Britain%20km920%2025%20New%20Pence%20(1977)%20Silver%20Jubilee%20of%20Reign" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img9/76-920&desc=Great Britain km920 25 New Pence (1977) Silver Jubilee of Reign</a></p><p> </p><p>Even the tiny Isle of Man issued a 1 Crown silver <b><i>Jubilee </i></b>coin in 1977:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img15/93-41&desc=Isle%20of%20Man%20km41%201%20Crown%20(1977)%20Silver%20Jubilee" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img15/93-41&desc=Isle%20of%20Man%20km41%201%20Crown%20(1977)%20Silver%20Jubilee" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img15/93-41&desc=Isle of Man km41 1 Crown (1977) Silver Jubilee</a></p><p> </p><p>A couple weeks ago I brought your attention to this New Zealand 1977 Dollar and it's dual commemoration:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img15/131-46&desc=New%20Zealand%20km46%201%20Dollar%20(1977)%20Waitanji%20Day" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img15/131-46&desc=New%20Zealand%20km46%201%20Dollar%20(1977)%20Waitanji%20Day" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img15/131-46&desc=New Zealand km46 1 Dollar (1977) Waitanji Day</a></p><p> </p><p>Australia struck another <b><i>Jubilee</i></b> Dollar in 1978. This commemorates QE II's coronation on the obverse, but, also, Parliament on the reverse:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/131-47&desc=New%20Zealand%20km47%201%20Dollar%20(1978)%20Coronation/Parliament" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/131-47&desc=New%20Zealand%20km47%201%20Dollar%20(1978)%20Coronation/Parliament" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/131-47&desc=New Zealand km47 1 Dollar (1978) Coronation/Parliament</a> </p><p> </p><p>Well, this brings us to the end of this trivia. Please let me know if you enjoyed it.</p><p> </p><p>PS</p><p> </p><p>If you have a photo of another <b><i>Jubilee</i></b> coin (silver or gold), LET US SEE IT!</p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 311604, member: 6229"]You've all seen references to [B][I]Jubilee[/I][/B][I][/I] when looking through coins of Great Britain, Canada and other Commonwealth countries, but what does [B][I]Jubilee [/I][/B][I][/I]really mean? Here's what the online dictionary ([FONT=Arial]Wiktionary[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman] ) [/FONT][FONT=Arial]says: [B]jubilee[/B] ([I]plural[/I] jubilees) A special anniversary, especially a 50th anniversary A time of celebration or rejoicing [B]Derived term: silver [B]Jubilee[/B] [/B] Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jubilee" [/FONT]It ends the description with "English noun." Other dictionaries tell us [FONT=Arial]"[B]Jubilee[/B]" is a historical term for a time of celebration or rejoicing." [/FONT][FONT=Arial]Just like Anniversaries, there are time associated divisions as per the afore mentioned "silver" [B][I]Jubilee. [/I][/B][I][/I]Here's those related to numismatics[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]: [/FONT][FONT=Arial] Silver [B]Jubilee [/B](25 yrs) Golden [B]Jubilee [/B](50 yrs) Diamond [B]Jubilee [/B](60 yrs in Britain, 75 yrs in the U.S., 100 yrs in S. Asia) Platinum [B]Jubilee [/B](70 yrs in G.B., 75 yrs in S. Asia) So [B][I]Jubilee [/I][/B][I][/I]is really a celebration of an anniversary[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]![/FONT] [FONT=Arial]When you saw the word [B][I]Jubilee[/I][/B][I][/I], you probably envisioned the first Canada Silver Dollar which debuted in 1935 (my birthyear) to commemorate the Silver Anniversary of King George V's accension to the Throne of Great Britain. Here's an image courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery: [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc1/35-30&desc=Canada%20km30%201%20Dollar%20(1935[/URL]) [/FONT]Here's another Canada [B][I]Jubilee [/I][/B][I][/I]coin, but it's the [B][I]Gold Jubilee [/I][/B][I][/I]50 cent piece commemorating the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth II's accension to the throne of G.B.: [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img8/35-50c02&desc=Canada%20km444%2050%20Cents%20(2002)%201952-2002[/URL] There's no time nor space for me to show you all the world's [B][I]Jubilee [/I][/B][I][/I]coinage, but I do want you[FONT=Arial] to see some of the silver (25 yrs) [B][I]Jubilee [/I][/B][I][/I]coins issued in honor of QE II because QE II still lives. Also no monarch before Elizabeth II visited more of the United Kingdom in such a short span of time (the trips lasted three months). All in all, the Queen and her husband Prince Philip visited a total of 36 counties . The trip started with record crowds gathering to see the Royals in Glasgow on 17 May. After traveling to England (where a record one million spectators came to greet the couple in Lancashire) and Wales, the Queen and Prince Philip wrapped up the first of their silver [B][I]Jubilee[/I][/B][I][/I] celebrations with a visit to Northern Ireland . Among the places visited during the national trips were numerous schools, which were the subject of a television special hosted by commentator Valerie Singleton.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial] Later in the summer, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip embarked on a Commonwealth tour that first brought them hopping to the small island nations such as Fiji and Tonga, followed up with longer stays in New Zealand and Australia, with final stops in Papua New Guinea and the British holdings in the West Indies. The final stop on the international tour was a trip to Canada, where Prince Charles joined the couple to greet the crowds. [/FONT] Here's a 12-sided Austrailan 50 cents piece: [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img4/10-70&desc=Australia%20km70%2050%20Cents%20(1977)%20Silver%20Jubilee[/URL] Guess what? The British Virgin Islands has some contributions to this subject: Note the date is 1978. not 1977. [U][B]ONE CENT: [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-16&desc=British%20Virgin%20Islands%20km16%201%20Cent%20(1978)%20Coronation%20Jubilee[/URL] [B]5 CENT: [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-17&desc=British%20Virgin%20Islands%20km17%205%20Cents%20(1978)%20Coronation%20Jubilee[/URL] [B] 10 CENTS: [/B][/U][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-18&desc=British%20Virgin%20Islands%20km18%2010%20Cents%20(1978)%20Coronation%20Jubilee[/URL] [B][U]25 CENTS: [/U][/B][U][/U][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-19&desc=British%20Virgin%20Islands%20km19%2025%20Cents%20(1978)%20Coronation%20Jubilee[/URL] [B][U]50 CENTS: [/U][/B][U][/U][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-20&desc=British%20Virgin%20Islands%20km20%2050%20Cents%20(1978)%20Coronation%20Jubilee[/URL] [B][U]1 DOLLAR: [/U][/B][U][/U][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/191-21&desc=British%20Virgin%20Islands%20km21%201%20Dollar%20(1978)%20Coronation%20Jubilee[/URL] Alphabetically we arrive at England (G.B.): [B][U]This is the 25 NEW PENCE issued in 1977: [/U][/B][U][/U][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img9/76-920&desc=Great%20Britain%20km920%2025%20New%20Pence%20(1977)%20Silver%20Jubilee%20of%20Reign[/URL] Even the tiny Isle of Man issued a 1 Crown silver [B][I]Jubilee [/I][/B][I][/I]coin in 1977: [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img15/93-41&desc=Isle%20of%20Man%20km41%201%20Crown%20(1977)%20Silver%20Jubilee[/URL] A couple weeks ago I brought your attention to this New Zealand 1977 Dollar and it's dual commemoration: [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img15/131-46&desc=New%20Zealand%20km46%201%20Dollar%20(1977)%20Waitanji%20Day[/URL] Australia struck another [B][I]Jubilee[/I][/B][I][/I] Dollar in 1978. This commemorates QE II's coronation on the obverse, but, also, Parliament on the reverse: [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/131-47&desc=New%20Zealand%20km47%201%20Dollar%20(1978)%20Coronation/Parliament[/URL] Well, this brings us to the end of this trivia. Please let me know if you enjoyed it. PS If you have a photo of another [B][I]Jubilee[/I][/B][I][/I] coin (silver or gold), LET US SEE IT! Clinker[/QUOTE]
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