Issued to mark the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1997, this coin was part of a wave of commemorative releases across Commonwealth nations that year. Sierra Leone, despite being in the throes of a brutal civil war — the RUF had captured Freetown just months prior — still participated in the standard Commonwealth commemorative program through its nominal issuing authority.
Issued to mark the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1997, this coin was part of a wave of commemorative releases across Commonwealth nations that year. Sierra Leone, despite being in the throes of a brutal civil war — the RUF had captured Freetown just months prior — still participated in the standard Commonwealth commemorative program through its nominal issuing authority.