2012 50c Royal Collection Diamond Jubilee of The Accession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Silver Proof Coin

2012 marks 60 years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. On 6 February 1952, while in Kenya, the then Princess Elizabeth learned of the death of her father King George VI and her accession to the throne. At the Queen’s Coronation on 2 June 1953, pouring rain was not enough to dampen the spirits of the millions who viewed the event all around the world. On her Diamond Jubilee, the Queen, who at the time was the second longest reigning British monarch, still commands the adoration and attention of the Commonwealth.