Quarter Sovereign 2022 Platinum Jubilee, Coin from Ascension Island - detailed information

Ascension Island is a small island in the South Atlantic Ocean which is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. The currency of the island is the Saint Helena pound, fixed at parity with the pound sterling. The island has authorised some private mints to issue coins under its jurisdiction, which come in a variety of sizes - including the gold quarter sovereign, the specifications of which are compatible with the British quarter sovereign with composition of 22k gold. The nominal face value of the sovereign is £1, hence the quarter sovereign is denominated as one quarter of a pound, or 25p (25 pence).

This commemorative coin celebrates the Platinum Jubilee (70th anniversary) of Queen Elizabeth II's reign.

On the throne since 6 February 1952, at the date when the coin was issued Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-lived and longest-reigning British monarch, the longest-serving female head of state in history, the oldest living and longest-reigning current monarch, and the oldest and longest-serving incumbent head of state.