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1 Penny - Elizabeth II 1st portrait, without 'BRITT:OMN'
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1954-1970 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, modelled by Mary Gillick, with hair gathered at the nape and adorned with a laurel wreath rendered in low relief. The portrait, characteristic of Gillick's first coinage portrait of the Queen, features a graceful, youthful likeness with fine hair detailing. A circular Latin legend runs within a beaded border around the entire periphery, reading: + ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRATIA·REGINA·F:D: |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The omission of "BRITT:OMN" — abbreviating Britanniarum Omnium Regina, Queen of All the Britains — reflects a deliberate political adjustment made in 1954 as the Commonwealth reshaped itself. With former dominions such as India long independent and others following, retaining a claim to sovereignty over all British territories had become diplomatically untenable. The modified legend brought British coinage into alignment with revised royal titles adopted across the Commonwealth that same year.