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2 Shillings - Elizabeth II 1st portrait
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 1953-1960 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing laureate effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, modelled by Mary Gillick, occupies the central field. The Queen is depicted with a laurel wreath in her hair, her tresses gathered in a chignon at the nape, and her shoulders lightly draped. The circumferential legend reads ELIZABETH II REGINA, disposed in capital letters along the upper arc from left to right. The rim is defined by a continuous inner beaded border, characteristic of the milled South African coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II REGINA |
| Reverse description | The central device displays the full coat of arms of the Union of South Africa, featuring a quartered shield supported by two allegorical figures and divided into four quadrants bearing the emblems of the former colonies: a female figure with an anchor, a springbok, an orange tree, and a Voortrekker wagon. The date appears at the top of the field, flanked by two pellets. The bilingual legend SUID-AFRIKA to the left and SOUTH AFRICA to the right arcs around the shield, engraved by George Kruger Gray. The denomination 2S, flanked by decorative six-pointed rosettes and the mintmaster's initials KG, appears at the base within the lower arc, all within a beaded inner border. |
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