{"id":235234,"date":"2023-09-08T13:38:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T13:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=235234"},"modified":"2023-09-08T13:38:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T13:38:04","slug":"incredible-rare-coin-worth-18million-with-4kg-of-gold-and-more-than-6000-diamonds-is-unveiled-in-honour-of-the-queen-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/incredible-rare-coin-worth-18million-with-4kg-of-gold-and-more-than-6000-diamonds-is-unveiled-in-honour-of-the-queen-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Incredible rare coin worth \u00a318MILLION with 4kg of gold and more than 6,000 diamonds is unveiled in honour of the Queen | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
A JAW-dropping \u00a318.47 million coin peppered with 6,426 diamonds has been unveiled in honour of the late Queen Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n
Called 'The Crown – the East India Company', the sparkling wonder is stuffed with 4kg of gold and is the size of a basketball.<\/p>\n
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Despite the eye-popping fortune of its composition, the coin's face value is a measly \u00a310,000.<\/p>\n
It features a series of portraits of Her Majesty engraved on gold coins by artists Mary Gillick, Arnold Machin, Raphael Maklouf, and Ian Rank-Broadley.<\/p>\n
An astonishing pattern of custom cut diamonds weave around the portraits with a centre-piece marking The Queen's 70 years on the throne.<\/p>\n
Jody Clark's portrait of the late Monarch – who died a year ago today aged 96 – is used on the reverse side of the monster change.<\/p>\n
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Diamonds on this face recreate a Union Jack and their setting mirror a flowing flag.<\/p>\n
Quotes by The Queen run around both edges of the coin, one reads: "With age comes experience and that can be a virtue if properly used.<\/p>\n
"By being willing to put past differences behind us and move forward together."<\/p>\n
Craftsmen from across The Commonwealth spent 16 months creating the miraculous mint by hand.<\/p>\n
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