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1994 Queen Mother Collection
The complete collection comprises twenty-four silver coins from all over the
world with superb reverse designs graphically tracing the remarkable life of
the Queen Mother - as the young and beautiful Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, as Duchess
of York, as Queen Consort to George VI and finally in her familiar role today
as Queen Mother.
The Royal Mint Bulletin issue 53 winter edition 1994 offers these sets for sale
to collectors. Typically this offer does not specify which were the 24
countries which would be issuing the coins! If you think this is surprising,
the price is not mentioned either. The Barbados coin, only struck in .500 fine
silver instead of .925 silver is shown as being offered at a specially reduced
price as was the second coin, that from the Seychelles. The price for the
Barbados was shown as £9.95, but no actual price was mentioned for the
Seychelles coin, we guess it would be more than £9.95, and that the rest of the
coins would have been more expensive still. Our guess is that the rest of the
coins were probably priced about £29.50 each, making a total cost for the set
of about £679.
Our list shows the coins we have in stock from this collection.
Queen Mother Silver Proof Coins
Specifications
Country | Date | Face Value | Description | Diameter | Weight | Mintage |
Alderney | 1995 | 5 Pounds | Receiving Bouquet outside Clarence House | 38.61 | 28.28 | 10,000 |
Barbados | 1994 | 5 Dollars | Engagement Portrait 1923 | 38.61 | 28.28 | 20,000 |
Barbados | 1994 | 1 Dollar | Born Elizabeth Bowes Lyon 4th August 1900 | 30 | 10.00 | 50,000 |
Belize | 1995 | 5 Dollars | Summer in Balmoral Castle 1945 | 38.61 | 28.28 | 20,000 |
Bhutan | 1995 | 300 Ngultrum | Her Parents Home St. Paul's Walden Bury 1903 | 38.61 | 28.28 | 35,000 |
Cayman Islands | 1994 | 1 Dollar | Born 4th August 1900 | 38.61 | 28.28 | 20,000 |
Cook Islands | 1994 | 20 Dollars | The Duchess of York and her Two Daughters 1936 | 38.61 | 28.28 | 30,000 | Cook Islands | 1995 | 5 Dollars | Silver Wedding Anniversary St. Paul's 1948 | 38.61 | 28.28 | 30,000 |
Falkland Islands | 1995 | Fifty Pence | Birth of Princess Elizabeth 1926 | 38.61 | 28.28 | 30,000 |
Fiji | 1994 | 5 Dollars | Her London Home - Clarence House | 34.14 | 50.00 | 50,000 |
Fiji | 1995 | 10 Dollars | Move to Buckingham Palace 1937 | 38.74 | 31.47 | 30,000 |
Gambia | 1994 | 10 Dalasis | Year of the Three Kings 1936 | 38.61 | 31.47 | 20,000 |
Guernsey | 1995 | 5 Pounds | Formal Present Day Portrait | 38.61 | 28.28 | 40,000 |
Guernsey | 1995 | 1 Pound | Formal Present Day Portrait | 22.50 | 9.50 | 25,000 |
Isle of Man | 1995 | 1 Crown | 95th Birthday | 38.61 | 28.28 | 30,000 |
Jamaica | 1994 | 25 Dollars | Royal Wedding - Elizabeth and Philip 1947 | 38.61 | 31.47 | 20,000 |
Nauru | 1994 | 10 Dollars | Inspecting Bombed Buckingham Palace 1940 | 38.61 | 31.47 | 30,000 |
New Zealand | 1994 | 5 Dollars | Birth of Princess Elizabeth 1926 | 38.61 | 28.28 | 35,000 |
Niue | 1997 | 5 Dollars | The Blitz on London 1940 | 38.61 | 31.47 | 40,000 |
Pitcairn Islands | 1997 | 5 Dollars | The Most Noble Order of the Garter | 38.61 | 31.47 | 40,000 |
Seychelles | 1994 | 25 Rupees | Wedding - Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon - Duke of York 1923 | 38.61 | 31.47 | 20,000 |
Seychelles | 1996 | 25 Rupees | Foundation of the Commonwealth 1926 | 38.61 | 31.47 | 40,000 |
Tanzania | 1997 | 500 Shillings | The Duke and Duchess East African Tour 1925 | 38.61 | 31.47 | 30,000 |
Tanzania | 1995 | 5 Lima Tala | Birth of Grandson Prince Charles | 38.61 | 31.47 | 30,000 |
Tonga | 1996 | 1 Pa'anga | The Coronation of Elizabeth II 1953 | 38.61 | 31.47 | 30,000 |
Turks & Caicos Islands | 1995 | 20 Crowns | The Lady of the Century | 38.61 | 32 | 20,000 |
Turks & Caicos Islands | 1997 | 20 Crowns | 1937 Coronation | 38.61 | 32 | 20,000 |
Tuvalu | 1997 | 5 Dollars | Opening of the Federal Parliament at Canberra 1927 | 38.61 | 31.47 | 30,000 |
Tuvalu | 1997 | 5 Dollars | The Honorary Degree of Doctor of Music | 38.61 | 31.47 | 30,000? |
Vanuatu | 1994 | 50 Vatu | End of Victorian Era 1901 | 38.61 | 31.47 | 20,000 |
Vanuatu | 1995 | 50 Vatu | The Birth of Great Grandson William 1982 | 38.61 | 31.47 | 30,000 |
Vanuatu | 1996 | 50 Vatu | Victoria and Albert Open Great Exhibition 1851 | 38.61 | 31.47 | 10,000 |
Western Samoa | 1994 | 10 Talas | Her Youth in Glamis Castle | 38.61 | 31.47 | 30,000 |
Notes
Diameter = Diameter in millimetres.
Mintage = Quantity issued, where known, otherwise issue limit.
How Many?
The astute reader, or those with nothing better to do than count the items in
our list, may notice that there are a total of 33* coins listed above, from 24*
different countries. We assume the Royal Mint didn't throw commercial sense to
the wind, and give away the other 8 coins free of charge. Our guess is that
some countries issued extra coins which were not part of the "programme", in
which case some collectors may have felt cheated that they never acquired the
complete set, and possibly never knew about the other coins. There may be other
coins or other countries which still need to be added. If any Royal Mint
customers have a complete list of the coins they received, we would appreciate
a copy so that we can solve the mystery.
There are some clues:-
* = Subject to revision.
Prices & Availability
Country | Date | Denomination | Price £ | Price $ |
Barbados | 1994 | 5 Dollars | £30 | $50 |
Barbados | 1994 | 1 Dollar | £20 | $30 |
Cayman Islands | 1994 | 1 Dollar | £25 | $38 |
Cook Islands | 1994 | 20 Dollars | £25 | $38 |
Fiji | 1994 | 5 Dollars | £15 | $25 |
Fiji | 1995 | 10 Dollars | £30 | $50 |
Gambia | 1994 | 10 Dalasis | £30 | $45 |
Guernsey | 1995 | 5 Pounds | £12 | $20 |
Guernsey | 1995 | 1 Pound | £22 | $35 |
Jamaica | 1994 | 25 Dollars | £25 | $40 |
Nauru | 1994 | 10 Dollars | £30 | $45 |
New Zealand | 1994 | 5 Dollars | £20 | $30 |
Seychelles | 1994 | 25 Rupees | £22 | $35 |
Turks & Caicos Islands | 1995 | 20 Crowns | £10 | $18 |
Turks & Caicos Islands | 1997 | 20 Crowns | £10 | $18 |
Vanuatu | 1994 | 50 Vatu | £25 | $40 |
Western Samoa | 1994 | 10 Talas | £22 | $35 |
Postage & Packing:
UK:At buyer's Risk £3.50 or
Fully Insured £9 (Usually by Royal Mail Special Delivery)
USA:
Airmail at buyer's risk $10 or
Fully Insured $20
For further details, please see our
Postage & Packing
page.
1980 British Queen Mother Crowns
This page contains further information and offers of the British crown in
various versions.
1990 Queen Mother's 90th Birthday Crown
Details of the 1990 Queen Mother crowns in various versions including gold.
2000 Queen Mother Centenary Crowns
Details of the 2000 Queen Mother Centenary crowns in various versions including gold.
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