'Margaret Thatcher' Commorative Strike

From her humble upbringing as a grocer's daughter in Grantham, Margaret Thatcher made history in 1979 by becoming Britain's only female Prime Minister. An extraordinary individual, she was simultaneously one of the most revered and loathed politicians of modern times. By the time she left office over eleven years later in November 1990 she had changed the face of Britain forever and become oneof the most famous world statesmen of the 20th century. The one-time 'Iron Lady' passed away peacefully on April 8, 2013, at the age of 87, from a stroke. Her death ends what was one of the mostremarkable political lives of the 20th century.

A touching tribute to the 'Iron Lady' this commemorative strike featuring a masterfully engraved portrait of Margaret Thatcher is appropriately cast from solid iron, and then overlaid and plated with silver. Honouring the life and legacy of the longest serving prime minister of the 20th century, it is minted to the highest quality flawless 'Proof' finish and begins the highly collectible Greatest Britons Collection.