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Raphael David Maklouf (b. 1937)

Elizabeth II. Proof five pounds commemorating the seventieth birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. 1996

3.86 cm (diameter) | RCIN 444181

Description

1 coin : gold (.916) Obverse: Crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth II right. ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F . D . FIVE POUNDS . (Obverse effigy by Raphael Makouf) Reverse: View of Windsor Castle and in the foreground the Royal Standard, the Union Flag, the Queen's personal flag and two pennants bearing the anniversary dates 1926 and 1996 (Reverse design by Avril Vaughan)

Provenance

Presented to The Queen by the Master of the Mint, the Rt. Hon. Kenneth Clarke, on 30th April 1996 to mark Her Majesty's seventieth birthday.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Raphael David Maklouf (b. 1937)
(artist)

Search the collection Royal Mint
(mint)

Subject(s)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

gold

Measurements

3.86 cm (diameter)
Groupings
Category
Coins, Commemorative Medals and Banknotes
Object type(s)
money
coins
proof coins
commemorative coins
Subject(s)
Places
Europe
Great Britain
England
Berkshire [England]
Windsor [Berkshire]
Windsor Castle
Genealogy and Heraldry
Flags
Royal Standard
National Flags
Flag of the United Kingdom

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