| Issuer | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1953 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 5 Shillings (1/4) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1970) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel (75% Cu, 25% Ni) |
| Weight | 28.28 g |
| Dimensions | 38.61 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Gilbert Ledward Reverse: Edgar Fuller, Cecil Thomas |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#894, Sp#4136 |
| Obverse description | A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II mounted on her horse Winston, dressed in her uniform as Colonel-in-Chief of the Grenadier Guards and as worn by The Queen during the ceremony of Trooping the Colour. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRATIA·BRITT
OMN·REGINA·FIDEI·DEFENSOR
EIIR EIIR
GL
FIVE SHILLINGS (Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen of all the Britains Defender of the Faith) |
| Reverse description | The four quarterings of the Royal Arms each contained in a shield and arranged in saltire with, in the intervening spaces, a rose, a thistle, a sprig of shamrock and a leek; in the centre the Crown and in the base the date. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 19 53 EF CT |
| Edge | Plain with incuse lettering. |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1953 - - 5 962 600 1953 - Frosted VIP Proof - 30 1953 - Matte Proof - 2 1953 - Proof - 40 000 |
| Catalog ID | 8144332230 |
| Comments |
