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British company unveils a $23 million coin celebrating Queen Elizabeth II as anniversary of her death nears

Queen Elizabeth II East India Company

(Credit: Courtesy of The East India Company)

As the one-year anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth II approaches, a luxury brand company is honoring the former monarch with a commemorative coin that puts all others to shame.

The one-of-a-kind coin is valued at “around $23 million” and is a little bit wider than an NBA basketball. It’s made of 8 pounds of gold and 6,426 diamonds, weighing 486 carats. It took 83 people to create the coin, known as The Crown.

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