GREAT_BRITAIN
KM 903 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
6 pence | 19.5 | 2.9 | 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 21.4.1926) became Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ceylon upon the death of her father, George VI, on 6 Feb. 1952. |
Inscriptions along the rim: title of queen, word denomination and the year of minting. In the center: garland with rose, thistle, shamrock and leek. |