Issued as part of the wave of commemoratives marking the Queen Mother's 97th birthday, this coin references her refusal to leave London during the German bombing campaign of 1940–41 — a decision made alongside King George VI that became one of the more effective pieces of wartime public relations the Palace ever produced. The couple's visits to bombed neighborhoods in the East End were extensively photographed and widely distributed.
Niue's involvement in silver commemorative programs during the 1990s was largely brokered through third-party licensing arrangements, with the island's sovereign status providing the legal mechanism for issue.
Issued as part of the wave of commemoratives marking the Queen Mother's 97th birthday, this coin references her refusal to leave London during the German bombing campaign of 1940–41 — a decision made alongside King George VI that became one of the more effective pieces of wartime public relations the Palace ever produced. The couple's visits to bombed neighborhoods in the East End were extensively photographed and widely distributed.
Niue's involvement in silver commemorative programs during the 1990s was largely brokered through third-party licensing arrangements, with the island's sovereign status providing the legal mechanism for issue.