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| Issuer | The Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse description | Fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicting a mature right-facing portrait bust by Ian Rank-Broadley, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation. The circumferential Latin legend reads ELIZABETH·II D·G·REG·F·D, with the denomination FIVE POUNDS inscribed along the lower periphery, all set against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The Royal Arms of the United Kingdom rendered in full heraldic detail, depicting the quartered shield bearing the three lions of England (first and fourth quarters), the lion rampant of Scotland (second quarter), and the harp of Ireland (third quarter), supported by a crowned lion guardant to the left and a chained unicorn to the right. Above the shield is the Royal helm surmounted by the Imperial State Crown, and encircling the shield is the Garter bearing the motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE. A ribbon below carries the motto DIEU ET MON DROIT. The date 2013 appears in the lower field, with the engraver's initial J visible at lower right, the whole executed in high-relief proof finish against a mirror field. |
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