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1/2 Pound - Elizabeth II 1st portrait
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 1953-1960 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, after the model by Mary Gillick, depicting the young queen with a laurel wreath in her hair and a draped neckline. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine detail in the hair and facial features. The legend ELIZABETH II REGINA curves around the upper periphery, with the engraver's initials MG visible near the truncation. The design is framed by a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | A springbok in full gallop faces right at center, occupying the majority of the coin's field, rendered in fine detail by engraver Coert Laurens Steynberg. The bilingual legend SOUTH AFRICA curves along the upper left periphery and SUID-AFRIKA along the upper right, separated by ornamental stops, with the date below the springbok. The denomination £1/2 appears in the lower exergue. The design is enclosed by a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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