The Queen's Diamond Wedding Anniversary
2007 will be the diamond (60th) wedding anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. It has been announced that a crown, nowadays with a face value of five pounds will be designed and released to celebrate this occasion.

Multiple Versions
Following the precedent followed in recent years, we expect there to be multiple versions of this coin. We expect these to include a base metal version in cupro-nickel which should be available at banks and post offices, a specimen version in folder, a proof version issued with proof coin sets, a silver proof, and a gold proof version. There may also be other variations, such as piedforts, or a platinum or even issue.
We hope nobody decides to market any collector coins incorporating a diamond, which we would consider to be the height of tackyness. - Somebody did! Alderney issued one, produced by the Royal Mint, details to follow.

Crowns & Gold Five Pounds
There is a historical difference between gold crowns and gold five pound coins. Crowns were originally five shillings pieces worth a quarter of a pound, and five pound coins were, as their name tells, worth five pounds face value. The first British crowns were gold coins issued in 1544, and the first silver crowns were issued in 1551. It was not until 1990 that the Royal Mint re-tariffed the crown, which was by then a silvery coloured cupro-nickel coin, from five shillings to five pounds.

Designs

Obverse:
A conjoined portrait of the Queen and Prince Philip facing right, designed by Ian Rank-Broadley.
ELIZABETH II DEI GRA REG F D PHILIP PRINCEPS
FIVE POUNDS

Reverse:
A recreation of the North Rose Window of Westminster Abbey, by Emma Noble
The legends read:
TVEATRVR VNITA DEVS (TUEATUR UNITA DEUS)
1947 FIVE POUNDS 2007

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