Description
During a record-breaking span of seven decades, Elizabeth II established herself as one of the most memorable monarchs in British history. Throughout her remarkable reign, five definitive coinage portraits appeared on the coins of the United Kingdom.
This new Portraits of a Queen Collection takes a closer look at each of these effigies and the stories behind their creation. For the reverse of each coin in the collection, these original portraits have been remastered by Gordon Summers, The Royal Mint’s Chief Engraver.
Available in several editions, the second coin in the collection features Arnold Machin’s coinage portrait of Elizabeth II, which was created to adorn the obverse of the new decimalised coinage. Machin chose to portray Elizabeth II wearing a tiara of festoons, scrolls and collet-spikes, which was gifted to her as a wedding present by her grandmother Queen Mary.
- The second release in a collection exploring the five definitive coinage portraits of Elizabeth II
- The portrait on the reverse of the coin has been remastered by Gordon Summers, Chief Engraver at The Royal Mint
- Accompanied by bespoke packaging that explores the story behind the portrait originally designed by Arnold Machin
- The obverse of the coin features the official coinage portrait of His Majesty King Charles III, uniting mother and son on the coins of the realm