Five Pounds, 2000 The Queen Mother Centenary Crown, Royal Mint Folder BU

This Magnificent Crown piece celebrates the long and remarkable life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, as Duchess of York, Queen Consort to George VI and finally as Queen Mother. She has proved to be one of the most influential and popular royal figures of the twentieth century. On 4 August 2000 she would celebrate her 100th birthday and the Royal mint honored h with this official legal tender commemorative Crown.