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2 Shillings - Elizabeth II 1st portrait, with 'BRITT:OMN'
| Issuer | The Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1953 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the first definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, modelled by Mary Gillick, depicted as a laureate and draped bust facing right, wearing a laurel wreath in her hair with a ribbon tied at the nape of the neck. The portrait is rendered in a refined, classical style characteristic of Gillick's work, with the queen's hair dressed and pinned. The circumferential Latin legend reads '+ ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA BRITT:OMN:REGINA', separated from the effigy by a continuous beaded border. The legend begins with a Greek cross at the top of the coin and runs clockwise around the field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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