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1⁄12 Shilling - Elizabeth II 1st portrait

Issuer States of Jersey
Year 1957-1964
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Currency Pound (1813-1971)
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Obverse description First portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem Crown, with hair arranged in curls at the nape of the neck, modelled by Cecil Thomas. The truncation of the bust is bare. The circular legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND, disposed around the upper periphery. The coin's inner border is formed by a fine toothed or beaded rim.
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Obverse lettering QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Reverse description The shield of the Arms of Jersey, depicting three leopards passant guardant in pale on a plain field, occupies the central area of the reverse, engraved by George Kruger Gray. The date is divided either side of the shield, with the first two digits to the left and the last two to the right. The upper peripheral legend reads BAILIWICK OF JERSEY, separated by pellets, while the lower legend reads ONE TWELFTH OF A SHILLING, also separated by pellets. A toothed border frames the entire design.
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