2003 Coronation Coinage Collection 1953 and 2003

A Remarkable Reign: 50 Years of Duty and Devotion

A royal year of celebration in 2003 continues with a very important anniversary. Her Majesty The Queen presents another historic milestone as we mark the 50th anniversary of her coronation.

Queen Elizabeth II is the first British monarch to reach such a milestone, and the occasion demands a fitting celebration.

Honouring 50 Years of Devotion and Duty

In 1953 the streets of Britain came alive in celebration as a young princess was crowned at a grand ceremony at Westminster Abbey. Now, on the Golden Jubilee anniversary of Her Majesty The Queen’s coronation, we bring together a set of historic and newly struck coins spanning 50 years, capturing a remarkable reign of devotion and duty.

Featuring the first portrait of the new queen, the circulating coins from 1953 would have graced pockets and purses up and down the country and introduced Queen Elizabeth II to daily life in Britain. The shilling featured English and Scottish Coats of Arms on their reverse as a symbol of the monarch’s commitment to representing all parts of the United Kingdom