Pobjoy Mint start the race of minting a commemorative coin for the royal wedding with a Isle of Man 2010 Prince William Engagement Coin. The coin reverse bears an image of Buckingham Palace. The new Buckingham Palace coin are available in Proof Sterling Silver and Unc Cupro Nickel. This special coin will carry the initials ‘W&K’ entwined as a Privy Mark to celebrate the Royal Engagement. There are no technical specification provided by Pobjoy Mint about the coin. They already submitted an engagement coin design to Clarence House for approval.
Prince William proposed to Catherine Middleton using his mother, Princess Diana’s engagement ring on a private holiday in Kenya in October this year, ending months of speculation. The Royal Wedding is planned for 29th April next year and is certain to be an event watched by millions of people all over the world.
This beautiful coin, issued on behalf of the Isle of Man, depicts Buckingham Palace, the home of the British Monarchy. The design features the principal façade – the East front of the Palace with the gates open, which is most familiar to the public. The balcony here always plays a principal part of any historic royal event and the Royal Wedding next year will be no exception with thousands of people flocking there to see the newly married couple appear on the balcony following their much anticipated wedding. This special coin will carry the initials ‘W&K’ entwined as a Privy Mark to celebrate the Royal Engagement. The obverse of the coin bears a fine effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Lord of Man, by Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS.
You can visit Pobjoy Mint for more information about the coin.
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