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Peter THOMAS said:
In 2002, the Golden Jubilee was observed in the UK, but less so in Oz: no special coins. I was disappointed.
and then Scottishmoney said:
Interesting that the Queen's 50th anniversary was not commemorated in Australia on a coin, I wonder because of politics against the monarchy and in favour of the formation of a Republic?
No, we did make commemorative coins for this event, just not for circulation. The 50th anniversary of accession 50¢ coin was only issued in a special coin-and-stamp first day cover, or as a proof. They're one of the more popular (and pricier) moderns. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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G'day, back to Scottishmoney's comment:
"Interesting that the Queen's 50th anniversary was not commemorated in Australia on a coin, I wonder because of politics against the monarchy and in favour of the formation of a Republic?"
The 50th Anniversary was in 2002. The present government (today) has been in power, continuously, since 1996. We had a Constitutional Referendum on 6 November 1999. One question asked whether Australia should become a republic. The "No" vote was 54.4%. I don't think that "republicanism" was much of a factor in 2002.
That said, I don't know why the occasion was not commemorated; and I was, and remain, disappointed.
Whilst it is easy to think of H.M. as the "Queen of England", or of "Great Britain", or of the "United Kingdom"; as a matter of constitutional law, she is also The Queen of Australia.
Peter in Oz
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Thanks, everyone, for your input! It would seem that H.M. is not that far away from besting Queen Victoria's reign. LONG LIVE THE QUEEN! In the event that the crown should pass (and presently that would be to Charles, would it not?) how long do you think it would take for the Royal Mints of the various nations to make the conversion and begin striking coins with the new image? I ask, because the only frame of reference I have is the time between President Kennedy's death and the issue of the Kennedy half dollar just a couple of months later. Of course, that involved just one coin, not the obverse of every denomination of a number of nations. Thanks again! Steve |
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Whether one believes in a monarchy or a republican form of government, nobody can remotely denude from the fact that HRH will go down in history as one of the most remarkable leaders in history. One can nibble at petulant faults, but all in all HRH will rank amongst the top five monarchs of British history.
I would suffice to class her amongst the ranks of lofty monarchs such as Elizabeth I, Victoria, Edward I etc. If I were to find her for a fault it should only be that Charles unfortunately is next in line, and cannot duly be passed over in favour of William.
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Rest in Peace
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A little trivia if I may:
HRH, Queen Elizabeth II, must have the most pictorially prolific image of anyone in history.
On British stamps alone in the last 40 years, her image has appeared over 200 billion times.
Add to that British coinage, stamps and coins of other Commonwealth countries and I'm assuming the figure becomes insurmountable.
Would anybody care to have a guess at the total figure?
regards,
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Yes she is, 64 years 1837-1901. George III was on the throne from 1760-1820. Lizzy II has been on it since 1952 so it's now been 55 years - I don't think she will make it but it could be close!
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HRH, Queen Elizabeth II, must have the most pictorially prolific image of anyone in history.
Jesus Christ the Ist?
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Rest in Peace
Australia
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HRH QE II's profile is instantly recognisable on a plain background, as depictd on UK stamps. Not many other people of note can claim that distinction. 200 billion is a lot of stamps.
With all due respect, has JC Ist ever been depicted on a stamp, just his head? I can't recall ever having seen him depicted in profile.
regards,
Edited by muckeye
08/08/2007 07:43 am
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United States
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JC has appeared on only a miniscule fraction of the coinage that Elizabeth II has. Usually only historically, more often than not with his mother also.
The first depiction I am aware of of Elizabeth on a piece of money was on the Bank of Canada $20 from 1935 when she was just Princess Elizabeth, and not even next in line to the throne, her Uncle David, aka King Edward VIII was. So Elizabeth has been on money beginning in 1935 which makes now 72 years.
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Ah but he was talking about any images... Christ rules! By the way I am a nihilist anyway..
^^By the way I never knew that about Liz 2...
Edited by NumisMattyUk
08/08/2007 10:37 am
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BTW I really really want one of those Canadian $20 Bills from 1935 if anyone has a nice one.
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Rest in Peace
Australia
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Still no info about JC on stamps or coins.
Any offers?
regards,
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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JCwVM appeared on Hungarian Denars from the 15th century on up into the 18th century, with Byzantine emperors ca. 7th century on up into the 13th century. Bavarian Thalers from the 17th-19th century etc. Unlike having a monarch on stamps or coins, some Christian beliefs are against having graven imagery of their worshiped one on evil things like money etc.
So for that reason IMHO there will be far more images of HRH QEII on money etc. than images of JC.
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OT ? for our Aussie mates, does Hutt River Province still issue new coins and banknotes? I haven't seen any but older ones for sale lately.
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