The late Queen Elizabeth II would have celebrated her 100th birthday on 21 April 2026. This 2026 collection from The Royal Mint celebrates Her Majesty's remarkable life and legacy with a new design from celebrated heraldic artist Timothy Noad.
The Queen Elizabeth II 100th Anniversary coins are commemorative coins issued by The Royal Mint in 2026 to mark one hundred years since the birth of Britain's longest-reigning monarch. The collection celebrates Queen Elizabeth II's life, legacy and seventy-year reign.
The future Queen Elizabeth II was born in Mayfair, London on 21 April 2026, the daughter of the future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The abdication of her uncle, King Edward VIII, in 1936 dramatically changed her life, making the young princess the heir presumptive.
The Royal Mint's official collection celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Elizabeth II includes an extensive range of collectors' coins, including a brilliant uncirculated Five Pound, plus limited edition gold and silver proof coins and a Struck On The Day Sovereign.
To mark the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Elizabeth II, The Royal Mint has released a special Celebration Sovereign, struck on what would have been Her Majesty's 100th birthday (21 April 2026). Just 1,000 of these 22-carat gold coins will be issued with a special privy mark.
Coins from The Royal Mint's 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Elizabeth II collection feature two reverse designs, the first by Timothy Noad appears on all the Five Pound coins in the range, while Henry Gray's design is reserved for the large ounce and kilo pieces.
Many of the coins from The Royal Mint's 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Elizabeth II collection are limited-edition and available exclusively through Royal Mint Partners, making them difficult to obtain and potentially sought after on the secondary market.
Official 2026 Queen Elizabeth 100th Anniversary coins are available from coin dealers like The Britannia Coin Company, who stock limited edition Five Pound coins from this commemorative range, as well as the Strike On The Day 2026 100th Anniversary gold Sovereign.
