<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two limited edition coins released to mark 100 years since the birth of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/queen-elizabeth" rel="" target="" title="Queen Elizabeth II"><span>Queen Elizabeth II</span></a><span> have received a mixed response from collectors.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/australia" rel="" target="" title="Royal Australian Mint"><span>Royal Australian Mint</span></a><span> released images of the commemorative items on social media on Monday ahead of a ballot for the coins yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The design includes a portrait of the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/queen-elizabeth" rel="" target="" title="late Queen"><span>late Queen</span></a><span> framed with symbols of her life, passion and reign.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/tax-relief-for-beer-lovers-but-spirits-drinkers-call-for-reform-of-broken-system/b582f1b3-3bca-4d84-924b-09aaf5f63023"><strong><span>Why a beer tax break has some claiming the 'system is broken'</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australian-real-estate-1-million-dollar-average-home-perth-melbourne-sydney/a8eed6c9-ed5a-4b7f-83b0-832e11f02725"><strong><span>New capital joins $1 million house club</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Although some coin collectors welcomed the news, others claimed the design did not resemble the late Queen.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Think I'll give that one a miss," one collector said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/queen-elizabeth-ii-commemorative-coins-released-by-royal-australian-mint-met-with-mixed-response-on-social-media/e70607a4-37a2-4634-a830-d74b4eb79591" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>"</span></em><span>That one doesn't even look remotely like her," another commenter said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Other collectors said the illustration reminded them of Mrs Doubtfire and Agnes Brown from the TV show Mrs Brown's Boys rather than the late monarch.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Royal Australian Mint said the coin images did not always capture the full beauty of the design once it's etched in metal.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The palace approved design honours not only the Crown, but the woman behind it, symbolically reflecting the many facets of Queen Elizabeth II's life and legacy," the national mint said on social media.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/abortions-terminations-due-to-cost-of-living-australian-birth-rate/58e60e95-0193-4a1c-b9fb-64d91a25ed11"><strong><span>'Australians aren't choosing careers over children, they're choosing financial survival'</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/global-survey-gallup-australians-worried-about-food-and-housing/c5a71f64-2d0e-453b-bdba-fcc418e3685a"><strong><span>Global study reveals troubling truth about Australia</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The design incorporates Her Majesty's Royal Cypher, a stylised St Edward's Crown and the Auxiliary Territorial Service emblem, acknowledging her wartime service and lifelong sense of duty.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Personal passions are woven throughout, with motifs of a horse celebrating her love of equestrianism and a corgi as a tribute to her faithful companions, alongside references to art and theatre that reflect her enduring support for culture across the Commonwealth.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Floral elements encircle the portrait, including roses, lily of the valley (her favourite), myrtle and Australia's golden wattle."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The coin is one of several to be released by the Royal Australian Mint this week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The national mint also released coins to celebrate the 2026 Winter Olympic athletes, the 2026 Winter Paralympic athletes and 60 years of Australian decimal currency.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Royal Australian Mint has been contacted for comment.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>