GREAT_BRITAIN
KM 905 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
1 shilling | 24.0 | 5.7 | Reeded | Copper-Nickel | Medal |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
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. |
Inscriptions along the rim: FIDEI DEFENSOR (Defender of the Faith) in Latin, word denomination, crowned Scottish shield with a rampant lion facing left divides the year of minting. |