2 Shillings - Elizabeth II 1st portrait; no 'BRITT:OMN'
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Features
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1954-1970 |
| Value | 2 Shillings = 1 Florin (0.1) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1970) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 11.31 g |
| Diameter | 28.5 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 06-30-1993 |
| References |
KM#
906, Standard Catalog of World Coins
Sp#
4146 by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Coins of England & the United Kingdom
by Philip Skingley (Spink) |
Obverse
Young laureate bust of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, legend around.
Note: no 'BRITT:OMN'
Lettering: + ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRATIA·REGINA
Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen
Mary Gillick was a sculptor best known for her effigy of Elizabeth II used on coinage in the United Kingdom and elsewhere from 1953 to 1970.
Reverse
Central Tudor rose surrounded by thistles, shamrocks and leeks, legend above, denomination and date below.
Lettering:
FID: DEF:
TWO SHILLINGS 1965
E·F C·T
Translation: Defender of the Faith (Fidei Defensatrix)
Engraver: Edgar Fuller, Cecil Thomas
Cecil Walter Thomas, OBE, FRBS, was a British sculptor and medallist. As a sculptor, he created many private memorials for display in churches and cemeteries and as a medallist was regularly commissioned by the Royal Mint.Edge
Reeded
Comments
The standard weight of these coins was 4/11 troy ounce (174.5 grains). Under the Coinage Act of 1946, the composition changed from .500 silver to .750 copper/.250 nickel but the weight remained unchanged.
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 13,085,400 | 0.36 | 1.39 | ||||||||
| 1954 | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1955 | 25,887,200 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.78 | 1.04 | ||||||
| 1955 | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1956 | 47,824,500 | 0.14 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.74 | ||||||
| 1956 | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1957 | 33,071,200 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.89 | 0.89 | ||||||
| 1957 | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1958 | 9,564,500 | 0.49 | 1.17 | 2.23 | |||||||
| 1958 | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1959 | 14,080,300 | 0.30 | 1.11 | 1.61 | |||||||
| 1959 | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1960 | 13,831,700 | 0.29 | 0.78 | 1.24 | |||||||
| 1960 | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1961 | 37,735,300 | 0.09 | 0.25 | 0.79 | 1.86 | ||||||
| 1961 | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1962 | 35,147,900 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.96 | 1.08 | ||||||
| 1962 | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1963 | 26,471,000 | 0.25 | 0.61 | 0.99 | |||||||
| 1963 | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1964 | 16,539,000 | 0.50 | 0.77 | 0.83 | 4.76 | ||||||
| 1965 | 48,163,000 | 0.26 | 0.61 | 0.71 | 0.98 | 4.01 | |||||
| 1966 | 83,999,000 | 0.11 | 0.27 | 0.56 | 1.11 | 1.17 | 1.17 | ||||
| 1967 | 39,718,000 | 0.95 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.96 | 1.48 | 1.62 | ||||
| 1970 | 750,000 | 4.54 | Proof only | ||||||||
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