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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Oldest Reigning Monarch, Silver Proof Issue
| Issuer | Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United Kingdom |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Reverse description | Four successive portrait effigies of Queen Elizabeth II as depicted on circulating coinage throughout her reign are arranged across the field: the laureate and draped bust by Mary Gillick (1953–1967), the mature effigy by Arnold Machin (1968–1984), the diademed effigy by Raphael Maklouf (1985–1997), and the contemporary effigy by Ian Rank-Broadley (1998–present). The commemorative legend OLDEST REIGNING BRITISH MONARCH arcs above, with the denomination PM £2 inscribed below, celebrating Her Majesty's historic distinction as the longest-reigning British monarch. |
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| Mint | (PM) Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United Kingdom (1965-2023) |
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On 23 December 2007, Elizabeth II surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria to become the oldest person ever to reign as British monarch, at 81 years and 243 days. This issue marks that specific milestone. Pobjoy struck it for the Isle of Man — the KM#42a reference places it within that territory's commemorative program, not a UK Royal Mint release.
Pobjoy's Surrey facility handled a substantial volume of small-territory commemoratives during this period, many sharing the 38.61mm planchet spec with contemporaneous Commonwealth issues.