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2 1/2 Shillings - Elizabeth II 1st portrait
| Uitgever | South African Mint |
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| Jaar | 1953-1960 |
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| Dikte | 2.24 mm |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | The obverse bears the right-facing laureate and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II as a young monarch, designed by Mary Gillick. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine detail to the hair and drapery at the shoulder. The encircling legend reads ELIZABETH II REGINA, positioned along the upper periphery of the coin. The overall style reflects Gillick's classically influenced approach, conveying a serene and regal quality befitting the first coinage portrait of the Queen. |
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| Oplage | 1953 - Hern#S304 - 2,513,000 1953 - Hern#S304; Proof - 6,000 1954 - Hern#S305 - 4,249,000 1954 - Hern#S305; Proof - 3,150 1955 - Hern#S306 - 3,863,000 1955 - Hern#S306; Proof - 2,850 1956 - Hern#S307 - 2,437,000 1956 - Hern#S307; Proof - 1,700 1957 - Hern#S308 - 2,137,000 1957 - Hern#S308; Proof - 1,130 1958 - Hern#S309 - 2,260,000 1958 - Hern#S309; Proof - 985 1959 - Hern#S310 - 46,000 1959 - Hern#S310; Proof - 900 1960 - Hern#S311 - 12,000 1960 - Hern#S311; Proof - 3,360 |
| Aanvullende informatie |
South Africa's shift to .500 fine silver for this series — down from the .800 fineness used before World War II — reflected the postwar strain on the country's metal allocation, even as the nation sat atop some of the world's largest silver-producing regions. The Pretoria Mint struck these throughout the early Union period under increasingly fraught political circumstances: the National Party had taken power in 1948 and was dismantling the constitutional framework that had tied South Africa to the Crown.
Elizabeth II's first portrait by Mary Gillick appeared on South African coinage only briefly before the republic referendum of 1960 ended the series entirely. The 1960 date is the final issue before South Africa's withdrawal from the Commonwealth.