PMG Registry Featured Set: A Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

In light of the recent death of Queen Elizabeth II, it is only fitting that we pay tribute to the longest-reigning monarch in modern history.

Queen Elizabeth II’s countenance is featured on currency from 33 different countries and British territories. As such, her portrait is depicted on more currency than any other monarch to date, which is currently a Guinness World Record. Her portrait first appeared on paper currency on a Canadian banknote in 1935. At the tender age of 8, Elizabeth was first featured on a 1935 $20 Canadian banknote; this also happened to be the first Canadian Dollar series of notes issued.

Canada, Bank of Canada 1935 $20 (English) graded PMG 50 About Uncirculated Click images to enlarge

The most recent portrait of Her Royal Highness is from 2011 and is featured on the 2015 $20 Canadian polymer note. Our featured PMG collector, KSAUSA, has a lovely example of this note, below, and many other high-grade examples in his Bank of Canada, Complete set, found here. KSAUSA currently sits in fourth place in the most popular Canadian set category in the PMG Registry. He began building this set in 2017 and is painstakingly stocking this collection with quality notes. The majority of his notes are graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ or higher, and he boasts images for all 48 of his notes.

Canada, Bank of Canada 2015 Commemorative $20 graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ Click images to enlarge

We have to give a well-deserved nod to another impressive PMG Registry set, a Great Britain Queen Elizabeth II Portrait Set by Lamb7. Lamb7 is currently climbing up on the heels of the #1 ranked set, and he has taken time to upload images for 64 notes! Be sure to check out his gallery here to see the evolution of QEII portraits over the years.

Thank you, Lamb7 and KSUSA for sharing your treasured collections of Queen Elizabeth II for all the PMG collecting community to enjoy. We look forward to future updates to these PMG Registry sets and others.

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