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GREAT_BRITAIN
KM 904 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
| Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
| 1 shilling | 24.0 | 5.7 | Reeded | Copper-Nickel | Medal |
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Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II right (first portrait) in the center, inscription along the rim: DEI GRATIA REGINA (By the Grace of God Queen) in Latin. Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom from 6 February 1952. |
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Inscriptions along the rim: FIDEI DEFENSOR (Defender of the Faith) in Latin, word denomination, crowned English shield with three 'leopards' facing left divides the year of minting. |