To celebrate her 80th birthday.
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother was born on August 4, 1900, in St. Paul's Waldenbury, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (4th August 1900 - 30th March 2002) aged 101.
4 August 1900.
The Royal Bank of Scotland (2000) Twenty Pound note commemorating the 100th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother were issued in the serial range QETQM 0000001 to 2000000. There were 2 million notes issued.
There was a Twenty-Five Pound 1/4 ounce gold coin issued in 1995, but it was not to commemorate the Queen Mother's birthday.
HM The Queen Mother was born on the 4th August 1900. She died on the 30th March 2002.
The first British coins to feature Queen Victoria were issued in 1838.The first Queen Victoria Pennies issued for circulation were issued in 1841. There were Proof coins issued in 1839.The first Queen Victoria Halfpennies were issued in 1838.
The mother of Queen Elizabeth II was Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon(4 August 1900 - 30 March 2002) who was the Queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II.
She was called the Queen Mother (or 'Queen Mum') because she was the mother of the queen.
Several versions of the Queen Mother Centenary £5 Crown were issued, the ordinary, brilliant uncirculated version can be bought for about £10, the silver-proof edition sells for around £34.50, Piedfort silver-proof £67.50 and the gold-proof edition £925. Somalia also issued two commemorative coins celebrating the Queen Mother's Centenary with face values of 25 and 250 shillings. These are worth about £5 and £20 respectively
Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, The Queen Mother was Born on 4 August 1900 and Died 30 March 2002 meaning she died at the age of 101
14 December 1895 and 4 August 1900 respectively