| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > 2023 Trial of the Pyx Auction | Auction date: 13 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 1195 Price realized: 4,900 USD (Approx. 4,572 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: 2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Piedfort Platinum 5 Pounds. Queen Elizabeth II. Trial of the Pyx Test Piece. #1 of 9. Jessopp Facsimile Signature Label. Brilliant Proof (NGC). 94.20 g of .9995 Fine Platinum. 38.61mm. A magnificent and oversized treasure produced in the double-thick piedfort format. This broad canvas offers a fitting celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's historic Platinum jubilee and is among the most desirable offerings from this Trial of the Pyx sale. It ranks as #1 of only 9 such coins in this presentation. The obverse depicts the final coinage portrait of Her Majesty The Queen by Jody Clark. The reverse features an elaborate royal mantle design which was inspired by the mantle, or robe, worn by Her Majesty at the coronation in 1953 and also by the designs on the coinage of King William IV. From a Collection of Historic Test Pieces from the 2023 Trial of the Pyx, Presented on Behalf of The Royal Mint. |  |
