Buckingham Palace (2015) - 2 oz - Silver Collector's Coin

This 2015 100-pound silver coin featuring Buckingham Palace is the second 100-pound silver coin issued by the Royal Mint, following the successful earlier release of the 100-pound coin featuring Big Ben.

The previous issue sold out at the mint in just eleven days!

Continuing the theme of London landmarks, this British coin features an engraving of the monarch’s residence, Buckingham Palace.

Queen Victoria was the first monarch to reside permanently at the palace, beginning in 1837; however, the British royal family had been using the property since 1761, when King George III purchased it from the illegitimate son of the Duke of Buckingham.

As with the previous 100-pound coin, Glyn Davies and Laura Clancy were jointly commissioned to design the reverse, on which they depicted a view of the Victoria Memorial by Thomas Brock in the foreground, with Buckingham Palace in the background.

The obverse of the coin features a new, fifth portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. This was one of the first coins to feature this new portrait, which was engraved by Jody Clark.

Each coin is struck twice to “Brilliant Uncirculated” quality, which is the standard for Royal Mint commemorative coins.

It is issued in a limited edition in a gift case, contains just over two troy ounces of silver, and has a diameter of 40.00 millimeters.