Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the British throne may be a record, but so is the size of a British Royal Mint coin recently released in her honor.
The BRM recently issued a 220 millimetre or 8.7-inch diameter £15,000 gold coin to mark the occasion. The coin has a weight of 15 kilograms (529.109 ounces or 33.07 pounds). As such this is the largest coin ever produced by the mint.
The coin is unique, the single