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5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Arnold Machin Portrait; Silver Proof
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | The second coinage effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, crowned and wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, as originally modelled by Arnold Machin and used on British coinage from 1968 to 1984. The Queen is shown in a draped bust, her hair dressed beneath the tiara, conveying a formal and regal character. The inscription PORTRAIT OF A QUEEN appears to the right of the effigy, with the date range 1968 - 1984 below, commemorating the period during which this portrait was in circulation use. |
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Arnold Machin's effigy of Elizabeth II, first modeled in 1964 and refined for coinage by 1968, became the most reproduced artwork in history — an estimated 220 billion stamps and coins bearing that portrait were produced over its decades of use. Machin himself was a sculptor of considerable reputation, better known before that commission for his ceramic figures at Wedgwood. The portrait was never officially retired; it was simply superseded.
This issue marks a peculiar moment: a coin honoring a portrait of a monarch on a coin bearing her successor.