QUEEN ELIZABETH II THE DIAMOND JUBILEE In 2012, Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 60 years on the throne. This £5 coin enclosed within a First Day Cover, issued by the Royal Mint in original delivery package, and in pristine condition.
THE DIAMOND JUBILEE
The Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012 centre on the first weekend in June, which has been extended to four days. Highlights include the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant, with the Queen travelling in the Royal Barge at the head of a magnificent flotilla of many hundreds of boats, the BBC Concert at Buckingham Palace and the lighting of a network of 2012 beacons across the UK, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Commonwealth, with the Queen herself lighting the first beacon.