Issued to mark the 100th birthday of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 2000, this piece belongs to a wave of Commonwealth commemoratives produced for the occasion — Zambia among several nations that struck gold issues despite having no constitutional tie to the British Crown by that point. The Queen Mother reached her centenary on August 4, 2000, making her the most prominent member of the royal family to publicly reach that age.
Mintages for Zambian gold commemoratives of this period were extremely small, driven more by collector demand through licensed distributors than any domestic market.
Issued to mark the 100th birthday of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 2000, this piece belongs to a wave of Commonwealth commemoratives produced for the occasion — Zambia among several nations that struck gold issues despite having no constitutional tie to the British Crown by that point. The Queen Mother reached her centenary on August 4, 2000, making her the most prominent member of the royal family to publicly reach that age.
Mintages for Zambian gold commemoratives of this period were extremely small, driven more by collector demand through licensed distributors than any domestic market.