For the first time in 70 years, England woke up this Friday, September 9, without its Queen: Queen Elizabeth II, who ruled the United Kingdom since 1952, died at the age of 96 on Thursday, September 8, and during her longest reign in British history, she strengthened the royal institution and helped create a strong and united empire.

A universal icon, she crossed a century of history without ever weakening, without ever giving herself away. For 70 years she sat on the British throne and left her mark on England, the United Kingdom and beyond, the Commonwealth.

Despite her ceremonial role, or perhaps because of it, she had a crucial importance in the history of her country and a definite political and social influence.

The sovereign therefore accompanied the British and put her stamp on her country.
her mark on her country.

This is an exceptional length of reign, which only Queen Victoria came close to among her predecessors, ruling for exactly 63 years and seven months, from 1837 to 1901.

It is also the longest reign in world history without a regency.

Thus, the loss of Queen Elizabeth II will forever be remembered for its appropriateness and for the cultural heritage acquired during her reign, including the creation of brand new British precious metal coins by the Royal Mint: The Royal Mint .

The Royal Mint: the global reach of British coinage

The Royal Mint's main role is to mint coins used throughout the United Kingdom, covering Wales, Scotland, the northern part of Ireland and England.

However, it also sells coins to other countries and still strikes more coins than any other mint.
The Royal
ie not only strikes coins for collectors and investors but also produces bullion and military medals.
In addition, the main bullion coin produced by the Royal Mint is the "Britannia" silver coin, which is reissued every year.

Because of its long history, many of the coins minted by the Royal Mint are invaluable. Some coins are hundreds of years old.
A coin struck in pure gold during the reign of Edward III in 1344 was sold for almost $7 million 
almost $7 million a few years ago. This coin is not only very old, it is also extremely rare, with only three reportedly in existence.

Other popular coins are also in high demand on the gold market: coins bearing the image of Queen Elizabeth II.

As a result, the UK likes to pay tribute to its monarch. It is a tradition that

The Queen, or King, is traditionally depicted on all coins and notes in circulation.

The Royal Mint has minted every coin in circulation since Elizabeth II's accession to the throne in 1952, and five portraits of the Queen have circulated on the national currency.

Gold, silver and platinum jubilees: the creation of a rare and unique monetary legacy

Numerous gold coins have been created in the image of Queen Elizabeth II, particularly in connection with the various jubilees held in her honour.

For the Golden Jubilee, for example, a gold coin was made showing the Queen wearing the diadem given in 1893 surrounded by the inscription "ELIZABETH-II-DEI-GRA REGINA-FID-DEF" which means "Elizabeth II Queen by the Grace of God, Defender of the Faith" by the engraver Ian Rank-Broadley.

This coin is one of the gold coins known as "Sovereign".

It was first issued in 1489 and has been issued regularly since 1816. Although they are legal tender without face value, they are considered to be bullion. These coins are held by investors, numismatists or private individuals.

The printing of these gold coins was later confirmed by the success of its Golden Jubilee in 2002 and its Diamond Jubilee in 2012.

In addition, for the seventieth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, the United Kingdom issued a five pound gold sovereign and a five pound silver sovereign.
 five pound gold sovereign and a footnote celebrating the Queen's platinum jubilee.
of the Queen. Two special commemorative coins were also issued: a 50 cent and a 5 pound coin.

Indeed, as part of the celebration of the Queen's platinum jubilee, the Royal M

int had released on August 25th coins of this unique event.

The design of an impressive five-pound gold coin, equivalent to five
The design of an impressive five pound gold coin, equivalent to five sovereigns, and the sovereign bullion coins celebrate the 70th year of Queen Elizabeth II's memorable and glorious reign.

It should be noted that the modifications that have been made to the famous 1817 sovereign have been reserved for special moments in history such as the Golden, Diamond and Platinum Jubilees.