GREAT_BRITAIN
KM 936a |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
2 pence | 25.9 | 7.12 | 2.03 | Plain | Copper-pl-Steel | Medal |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II right (portrait by Raphael Maklouf) in the center, inscription along the rim: abbreviation: DEI GRATIA REGINA FIDEI DEFENSOR (By the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith) in Latin, the year of minting. Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, born 21 April 1926) became Queen of the United Kingdom on 6 February 1952. |
Word denomination, badge of the Prince of Wales in the center (a plume of ostrich feathers within a coronet, above the German motto ICH DIEN ('I serve'), below - figure '2'. Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the Heir Apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. |