5 Cents - Elizabeth II Decimal Pattern
Features
| Issuer |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Queen |
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
|
| Type | Patterns |
| Year | 1961 |
| Value | 5 Cents (0.05) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1971) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 2.81 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Number | N# 138397 |
| References | KM# Pn141 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Obverse
Young laureate bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, legend around
Script: Latin
Lettering: ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRATIA·REGINA +
Translation: Elizabeth II by the Grace of God Queen
Engraver: Mary Gillick
Reverse
Central crown with crowned lion above and date below, denomination to left and right
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CENTS 5 5 CENTS
· 1961 ·
Edge
Reeded
Mint
Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)Comments
The decimal pattern coins dated 1961 utilised comparable sterling obverse equivalents, while some of the reverses employed old punches drawn from the Mint collection. These punches included George De Saulles’ standing Britannia, William Wyon’s Una and the lion and the same artist’s lion on crown motif, originally engraved for the final issue of shillings and sixpences of George IV.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1961 | |||||||||||||||
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