Issued to mark the 70th wedding anniversary of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip — the first British royal couple to reach a platinum anniversary — this Guernsey crown-sized piece is one of dozens of commemoratives the island produced during Elizabeth II's reign, exploiting its status as a Crown dependency with its own issuing authority to release coins that circulate nowhere in particular.
Issued to mark the 70th wedding anniversary of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip — the first British royal couple to reach a platinum anniversary — this Guernsey crown-sized piece is one of dozens of commemoratives the island produced during Elizabeth II's reign, exploiting its status as a Crown dependency with its own issuing authority to release coins that circulate nowhere in particular.