This commemorative coin was issued in memory of Queen Elizabeth II, who died on 8 September 2022 at the age of 96, after a reign of 70 years. No queen and no king had ruled Britain for longer. At just 25 years of age, the monarch of the Windsor family succeeded her father on the throne. The coin is made from 0,5 g of pure gold in the highest mint quality polished tin and is strictly limited to just 25,000 pieces worldwide.  Elizabeth II - Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of the Windsor dynasty from 6 February 1952 (crowned 2 June 1953) to 8 September 2022, daughter of King George VI and his wife, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. In November 1947 she married Philip Mountbatten, former Prince of Greece and Denmark, and their marriage lasted 73 years until his death in April 2021. They had four children, Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward. In addition to her dignity as Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, she was also head of 14 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Belize, Grenada, Canada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tuvalu and the Solomon Islands, which together with the United Kingdom have the status of the so-called Commonwealth realm. The number of countries in which Elizabeth II reigned fluctuated during her reign. There were 33 countries that recognised her as head of state.