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2 Shillings - Elizabeth II 1st portrait; with 'BRITT:OMN'
1953 year| Copper-nickel (75% Cu, 25% Ni) | 11.31 g | 28.5 mm |
| Issuer | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-2022) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 1953 |
| Value | 2 Shillings (⅒) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1970) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel (75% Cu, 25% Ni) |
| Weight | 11.31 g |
| Diameter | 28.5 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 30 June 1993 |
| Updated | 2024-10-08 |
| Numista | N#6981 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 7% |
Reverse
Central Tudor rose surrounded by thistles, shamrocks and leeks, legend above, denomination and date below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
FID: DEF:
E·F C·T
TWO SHILLINGS 1953
Unabridged legend: Fidei Defensatrix
Translation: Defender of the Faith
Engravers: Cecil Thomas, Edgar Fuller
Edge
Reeded
Comment
House of Windsor (1917 to date), Elizabeth II (1952-2022), Pre-decimal issues (1953-70).The standard weight of these coins was 4/11 troy ounce (174.5 grains). Under the Coinage Act of 1946, the composition changed from .500 silver to .750 copper/.250 nickel but the weight remained unchanged.
Two die varieties exist for this type - Obverse 1 from the plastic set issue and Obverse 2 struck for circulation:
Obv 1 I of ELIZ between beads, faint silhouette, I of DEI just to the right of a bead, B of BRITT between beads;
Obv 2 I of ELIZ at a bead, sharper silhouette, I of DEI between beads, B of BRITT to the right of a bead;
