2008 Gold Proof Five Pounds (£5) Queen Elizabeth I. NGC Graded PF70 Ultra Cameo.

39.94 grams of 22 carat Gold.

Mintage: 1500

Complete with the original Royal Mint Box and Certificate of Authenticity.

The obverse shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.

In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).

Around the effigy is the monarch's legend and the date: ELIZABETH · II D · G · REG · F · D FIVE POUNDS. Translated from Latin: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith, followed by the value and denomination in English.

The reverse features a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I by silversmith Rod Kelly. Inspired by the magnificent 'Armada' portrait of Elizabeth by George Gower, the Queen is crowned and set within a mandorla created by four decorative arches.

A rose has been placed at each connecting point while the two side arches each contain a leaf pattern reminiscent of the carvings made by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester.

Around above, separated by the arches, the inscription ELIZABETH REGINA(from Latin: Elizabeth, Queen).

The year of her accession (1558) and the year of the anniversary (2008) are both shown in Roman numerals, separated by the arches: MDLVIII and MMVIII respectively.

The designer's initial's RAK are incuse above the left decorative arch.

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