george vi was the reigning british monarch on christmas day, 1949.
george vi was the reigning british monarch on christmas day, 1949.
who was the reigning british monarch on christmas day, 1949?
george vi
throughout its history the coin's initial design remained unchanged with the only exception being its obverse which featured the currently reigning british monarch. its reverse which remained constant featured the text '香港一仙' surrounded by its translation 'hong kong one cent' while its obverse displayed the current reigning british monarch. it total the coins has displayed four different monarch; queen victoria, edward vii and george v and george vi.
hong kong one-cent coin
the queen surpassed her great-great-grandmother, queen victoria, to become the longest-lived british monarch on 21 december 2007, and the longest-reigning british monarch and longest-reigning queen regnant and female head of state in the world on 9 september 2015. she is also the "longest-reigning sovereign in canada's modern era" (louis xiv of france reigned over the colony of canada for longer than elizabeth). she became the oldest current monarch after king abdullah of saudi arabia died on 23 january 2015. she later became the longest-reigning current monarch and the longest-serving current head of state following the death of king bhumibol of thailand on 13 october 2016, and the oldest current head of state on the resignation of robert mugabe on 21 november 2017. on 6 february 2017, she became the first british monarch to commemorate a sapphire jubilee, and on 20 november, she was the first british monarch to celebrate a platinum wedding anniversary. prince philip had retired from his official duties as the queen's consort in august. on 23 april 2019, she became the oldest living monarch following the death of grand duke jean of luxembourg.
elizabeth ii