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1/2 Crown - Elizabeth II 1st portrait, with 'BRITT:OMN'
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1953 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Youthful laureate effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, modelled by Mary Gillick, with the Queen's hair bound with a laurel wreath and her shoulders lightly draped. The legend encircles the bust, reading 'ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA BRITT:OMN:REGINA', incorporating the 'BRITT:OMN' (Omnium Britanniarum) title characteristic of the first coinage portrait of the reign. The portrait is rendered in a refined, classical style with fine detail in the hair and facial features. |
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| Obverse lettering | + ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA BRITT:OMN:REGINA (Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen of all the Britains) |
| Reverse description | The crowned quartered shield of the Royal Arms occupies the centre of the reverse, flanked by the royal cypher 'E R' in the left and right fields respectively, as designed by Cecil Thomas. Above the shield runs the legend '+ FID·DEF' (Fidei Defensor — Defender of the Faith), while the denomination 'HALF CROWN' and the date '1953' appear below. The overall composition is heraldic in character, with the crowned shield displaying the arms of England, Scotland, and Ireland in their traditional quartered arrangement. |
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