In 2002 to commemorate the Memorial of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, the Royal Mint released a very Limited Issue £5 Five Pound Silver Proof Coin struck in solid .925 Sterling Silver.
The reverse has a 3/4 portrait of the Queen Mother within a wreath with the inscription 'Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother' and the dates '1900 -2002', designed by Avril Vaughan. The obverse design is a portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley. These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
Limited Mintage of 16,117 Coins Worldwide
Finished to Proof Quality in Solid .925 Sterling Silver
Commemorating the Memorial of the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
