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A commemorative crown was issued in 1997 to mark the 40th wedding anniversary of the Queen and Prince Philip.
Commemorative £5 Coin, Type 4: (info on coin type numbers here)
Obverse Type (design by Philip Nathan):
Reverse Type (design by Leslie Durbin):
Edge: Milled edge.
Mintage for Circulation: 1,733,000.
Collectability/Scarcity: 1 (for scale details see here)
The story behind the design:
The obverse has the very life-like conjoined busts of the Queen and Prince Philip by Philip Nathan. The reverse is by Leslie Durbin and shows the arms of the Royal couple.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/events/elizabeth_iis_wedding
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