In 2006, to celebrate the Queen's 80th Birthday, Westminster released a Limited Issue £10 Ten Pound Silver Proof Coin struck in solid .925 Sterling Silver weighing five ounces of Silver with a genuine Brilliant Cut 10 Point Diamond set in the coin.
The reverse is 4 portraits of Queen Elizabeth II, and the obverse is a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Raphael Maklouf. These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
Limited Mintage of 1,926 Worldwide
Finished to Proof Quality
Struck in Solid .925 Sterling Silver Weighing Five Ounces of Silver
