2017-05-03 Wed

As a mark of respect to the centenary of the House of Windsor, The Royal Mint has issued an official range of commemorative £5 coins. The coins showcase a depiction of the Windsor Castle based on the badge of the House of Windsor – a design sanctioned by George VI.

Established in July 1917, The House of Windsor was publicly proclaimed by George V. Queen Victoria married Prince Albert but during the First World War, an anti-German feeling was rising and with it and the name Saxe-Coburg- Gotha was replaced by House and family of Windsor. The main focus of the badge of the House of Windsor is Windsor Castle’s Round Tower. Built in the 11th century, the castle is the oldest and largest one in Europe. The Queen loved her castle and spent most of her childhood there. But during the Second World War, it was too difficult for the Royal Family to stay at the Buckingham Palace as the Germans raided bombs on London. Windsor still remains the Queen’s favoured retreats and on her 90th birthday, she chose to celebrate it over there, with a public walkabout to meet her well-wishers.

Even a major fire breakout that lasted fifteen hours in the year 1992, couldn’t suppress the castle’s glory.