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500 Pounds - Elizabeth II Edward VII, Gold Proof
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 500 Pounds |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II·D·G·REG·F·D·500 POUNDS·2022· J.C (Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued as part of the Royal Mint's British Monarchs series, this piece marks Edward VII's first appearance in the modern bullion and proof collector program — a monarch whose nine-year reign from 1901 to 1910 is often overshadowed by the sheer length of his mother's and son's. The 2022 release date carries its own weight: it was struck in the final months of Elizabeth II's reign, making the pairing of her effigy with Edward VII's portrait a dynastic bracket closed almost immediately by her death in September of that year.
Mintage for the series is tightly controlled, with the proof format typically limited to a few hundred pieces globally.