2021 Stamp and Coin Cover PNC - Queen Elizabeth II 95th Birthday

$17.95

Description

2021 Stamp and Coin Cover PNC - Queen Elizabeth II 95th Birthday

• Australian legal tender

• Mary Gillick original effigy of Queen Elizabeth II featured on the reverse

• Beautifully designed presentation envelope

The Perth Mint and Australia Post are pleased to present this stamp and coin cover which celebrates the 95th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

The incredible milestone, which took place on 21 April this year, is an opportunity to celebrate the sovereign’s remarkable longevity, her steady hand as Head of State, and her undiminished devotion to duty as she continues to carry out a program of royal engagements at a pace inconceivable to most people of her age.

Issued as Australian legal tender, the uncirculated aluminium bronze coin is housed in a beautifully designed card with a circular window revealing the coin’s reverse and obverse designs.

DESIGN

Each coin’s reverse portrays Mary Gillick’s popular effigy of a young Queen Elizabeth II. The portrait overlays a backdrop of stylised wattle surrounded by the inscriptions ‘H.M QUEEN ELIZABETH II 21 APRIL 1926’. Also included in the design is The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark.

The Jody Clark effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the 2021 year-date and the monetary denomination are depicted on the coin’s obverse.

OFFICIAL AUSTRALIA POST STAMP

Affixed to the envelope are official Australia Post $1.10 stamp. The stamp is postmarked for the first day of issue and the envelope includes Australia Post’s Seal of Authenticity.