The Platinum Jubilee Auction

Elizabeth the Second,
by the Grace of God, of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen,
Head of the Commonwealth,
Defender of the Faith

At the time of writing, Her Majesty The Queen is the third longest reigning monarch inhistory. Her 70 year reign has seen some of the greatest societal, cultural andtechnological changes in human history. It is widely believed that hers may be the mostrecognised face on the planet, and a small part of that is because she has appeared onthe banknotes of more nations, and for a longer period of time, than any other livingperson.

The first pages of this catalogue detail the principle portraits of The Queen that haveappeared on banknotes all over the world between 1952 and the present day. Aside fromthe obvious interest in seeing the sheer number of portraits that have been used (there areover 30 in all, 26 of which appear here), these page show what 70 years really means inthis context. In the earliest images The Queen appears fresh faced and beautiful, and insome cases barely regal at all, as the artists and engravers of the era struggled to decidehow best to represent a young, female sovereign. In the later, far more stately images,The Queen is of course older, but now undeniably regal. The final portrait, also shown onthe cover of this catalogue, is inspired by the remarkable artwork created by Chris Levine.The original work is entitled Equanimity, a word meaning calm and composed, even whileunder stress or difficulty.

This auction falls just before the Platinum Jubilee itself, and is our way of marking theoccasion. We know that you will share our joy in celebrating 70 remarkable years on thethrone for our Queen. Noonans especially wishes to thank Pablo Hoffman, ManagingConsultant, for Nuevo Mundo World Paper Money, New York City for his contributions tothe auction.

We wish all of you the very best of luck with your bids,
Andrew, Thomasina, Mike and Barnaby

For more information, see:
https://www.noonans.co.uk/

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
NOONAN'S PLATINUM JUBILEE BANKNOTE AUCTION(https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylum_v25n21a17.html)
PLATINUM JUBILEE BANKNOTE AUCTION SELECTIONS(https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylum_v25n21a18.html)