In 2000 to celebrate the Queen Mother's 100th Anniversary, the Royal Mint in conjunction with Westminster released a special Limited Issue Queen Mother £25 Twenty Five Pound Gold Proof Coin struck in solid fine .999 Gold weighing one-quarter of an ounce of pure Gold on behalf of the issuing country of Guernsey.
The reverse design depicts Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother while the obverse is the stunning portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley FRBS.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.