GREAT_BRITAIN
KM 906 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
2 shillings | 28.5 | 11.31 | 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, the year of minting. Tudor rose surrounded by thistles, shamrocks, and leeks in the center. The Tudor rose also known as an English Rose. It is a traditional heraldic emblem of England and takes its name and origins from the Tudor dynasty. |