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1 Shilling - Elizabeth II 1st Portrait - without 'F:D:'
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 1953-1954 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse lettering | AUSTRALIA ★ SHILLING·1953 ★ |
| Edge | Reeded |
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Australia's shillings of 1953–54 occupy an odd transitional moment: Elizabeth II had been proclaimed Queen but was not yet crowned when planning for the new coinage began, and the omission of Fidei Defensor from the legend reflects an early decision — later reversed — about which royal titles to carry forward from the George VI series. The title was reinstated on subsequent issues, making the without-F:D: type a single-reign anomaly confined to just two years of production.