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1/2 Crown - Elizabeth II 1st portrait, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Rhodesia and Nyasaland |
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| Year | 1955 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, after the effigy modelled by Mary Gillick, with the Queen's hair elegantly arranged and bound with a laurel wreath. The engraver's initials MG appear on the truncation. The peripheral legend reads +QUEEN·ELIZABETH·THE·SECOND, separated by raised dots and a cross patée, all within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The crowned coat of arms of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is depicted centrally in the field, surmounted by the royal cypher EIIR. The motto MAGNE ESSE MEREAMUR appears on a scroll beneath the shield, flanked by two supporters. The legend RHODESIA AND NYASALAND arcs around the upper periphery, while the denomination HALF CROWN and the date 1955 are inscribed below, all within a beaded border. |
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