Posted 2 years ago
Steptoe1
(1979 items)
Hello I have just rediscovered a bag of old coins and this is one of the best I can see, looks interesting.
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Posted 2 years ago
Steptoe1
(1979 items)
Hello I have just rediscovered a bag of old coins and this is one of the best I can see, looks interesting.
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Commemorative issue
80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Obverse
Second crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.
Lettering: ELIZABETH II D·G·REG·F·D·
Unabridged legend: Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensatrix
Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith
Engraver: Arnold Machin
Reverse
Central portrait of the Queen Mother surrounded by a radiating pattern of symbolic bows and lions, which are an allusion to her family name.
Lettering:
QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER
AUGUST 4th 1980
Engraver: Richard Guyatt
Edge
Reeded
Mint
Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)
Comments
This was the first time in the history of United Kingdom coinage that a reigning monarch appeared on the same coin as her mother.
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was the wife of King George VI and the mother of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret. She was known as Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter. She was the last Empress consort of India.
Features
Issuer United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-date)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1980
Value 25 New Pence
0.25 GBP = USD 0.32
Currency Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 28.28 g
Diameter 38.61 mm
Thickness 2.9 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ??
Number N#?37076
References KM#?921a, Sp#?LL3
25 New Pence - Elizabeth II Queen Mother; Silver Proof
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