| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > 2023 Trial of the Pyx Auction | Auction date: 13 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 1198 Price realized: 260 USD (Approx. 243 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 Silver 5 Pounds. Coronation Obverse. First Platinum Jubilee Assayed. Queen Elizabeth II. Trial of the Pyx Test Piece. Jessopp Facsimile Signature Label. Brilliant Proof (NGC). 56.56 g of .925 Sterling Silver. 38.61mm. This significant piece was struck in double the thickness of .925 sterling silver as the standard 5 pound coin. The obverse depicts a special commemorative equestrian portrait of Her Majesty The Queen. 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. The edge inscription is also inspired by the Queen's first Christmas message as monarch. From a Collection of Historic Test Pieces from the 2023 Trial of the Pyx, Presented on Behalf of The Royal Mint. |  |
