The Royal Mint will release a new collection
The Royal Mint will release a collection with a facsimile of Elizabeth II In honor of Her Majesty’s platinum jubilee, the Queen’s signature will be engraved on the coins instead of the Queen’s profile for the first time, according to The Telegraph. The signature “Elisabeth R”, which has been featured on postcards and official documents for decades, will appear on the £5 coin series. Designed by Irish illustrator PJ Lynch. “I thought about how important her hands are: she shakes hands with other people at meetings, gives awards, plants trees,” he said. “That’s how she communicates with hundreds, if not thousands of people at the same time.” This observation, according to Lynch,