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If I remember history correctly, Queen Victoria is the British Monarch with the longest reign. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Just wondering how close Queen Elizabeth is to equalling and surpassing that length of reign and if that event will be cause for a numismatic event of some sort.
Thanks!
Steve
***Edited by Forum Mom to move to United Kingdom (Great Britain) Coin Forum***
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Queen Victoria's reign lasted about 73 1/2 years. So far Queen Elizabeth has about 55 years on the throne. The current queen will have to put in another 18 years to equal that of Victoria, and she will be close to 99 years old if she makes it. Her mother did make the century mark, so it is not out of the question.
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Steve:
Great question.
I am somewhat fascinated by the British Monarchy, and even more so after visiting England in 2006.
I could run to my encyclopedia for an answer, but I'm sure a member will respond soon. If not, I'll look it up.
Also, I would think there would be coins issued to mark the occasion.
Our youngest son will be moving to England soon to teach, so we will probably become even more interested in English history.
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chrycopaul beat my earlier post.
Thanks for the information.
Very interesting.
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At 55 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is currently the fourth-longest reigning monarch of Britain/England. The three who reigned longer were Victoria (63 years, 1837-1901 - sorry, chrycopaul, your math is one decade out), George III (59 years, 1760-1820) and Henry III (56 years, 1216-1272). Wikipedia has these interesting factoids: Should Queen Elizabeth II still be reigning on:
- 6 March 2008, at the age of 81, her reign would surpass that of Henry III.
- 11 October 2009, at the age of 83, her reign would surpass that of James VI (of Scotland).
- 12 May 2011, at the age of 85, her reign would surpass that of George III.
- 9 September 2015, at the age of 89, she would surpass Queen Victoria as the longest-reigning monarch in British history.
- 3 February 2025, at the age of 98, she would become the longest reigning monarch in European history, besting the reign of Louis XIV of France.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, regarding commemoration of milestones:
the precedent has been set. In 1977, the Silver Jubilee (25 years) was observed, and special coins issued, including the Australian 50-cent.
In 2002, the Golden Jubilee was observed in the UK, but less so in Oz: no special coins. I was disappointed.
Assuming that H.M. makes it to 2012 - and all the evidence stacks up in her favour - that would be a Diamond Jubilee.
Queen Victoria's 50th & 60th Anniversaries were celebrated in various ways.
King George V's 25th Anniversary was commemorated in 1935.
Peter in Oz
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Why on earth was I thinking 70 instead of 60.  Kids...don't be a fool, stay in school  |
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You gotta remember that Queen Elizabeth II is still featured on MANY world coins which are major world economy powers such as Canada and Australia. It includes other smaller and macro nations such as New Zealand, Fuji etc.
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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?
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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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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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