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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mad Stax, post: 2789755, member: 79993&quot;]On April 21, 1926 the Duke and Duchess of York, soon to be referred to as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, welcomed&nbsp; Elizabeth Alexandra Mary into the world. Having been born into the royal family must be quite the blessing, but some deal with fame and fortune more graciously than others, and the woman we now know as Queen Elizabeth II has dealt with fame and fortune in as gracious a manner as any Monarch we have seen.</p><p>Her good will, philanthropy, and political skill have gained her adoration all over the world.</p><p>She ascended to the throne as the heir apparent to her father who passed away at the age of 56 in 1952.</p><p>Five portraits of the Queen have been staples of coins in every continent excluding Antarctica beginning with her coronation in 1953, over the years her portrait has been a mainstay on coin obverses in nations such as Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Fiji just to name a few (many other countries could be included in this list as well.)</p><p>But her influence in the world of numismatics stretches even farther back than that, as her first appearance on currency was on Canadian banknotes beginning all the way back in 1935!</p><p>As the worlds oldest reigning monarch and Britains longest lived one would be hard pressed to find a person who has appeared on more coinage than QEII.</p><p>There are innumerable numismatic items featuring the Queen, if you&#039;d like to show off some of your favorite examples or add on to the history of one of the world&#039;s most fascinating people, have at it.</p><p>Ill kick of proceedings with a 1960 Schilling...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]647641[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]647642[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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