1953 5 Shillings - Elizabeth II - Coronation GEM UNC Coin

Features

Issuer	United Kingdom
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	1953
Value	5 Shillings (¼)
Currency	Pound sterling (1158-1970)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Cu, 25% Ni)
Weight	28.28 g
Diameter	38.61 mm
Thickness	3 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 5749
References	KM# 894, Sp# 4136

Commemorative issue

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953

Obverse

A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II mounted on her horse Winston, dressed in her uniform as Colonel-in-Chief of the Grenadier Guards and as worn by The Queen during the ceremony of Trooping the Colour.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRATIA·BRITT OMN·REGINA·FIDEI·DEFENSOR
EIIR EIIR
GL
FIVE SHILLINGS

Unabridged legend: Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Britanniarum Omnium Regina Fidei Defensor

Translation: Elizabeth II by the Grace of God Queen of all the Britains Defender of the Faith

Engraver: Gilbert Ledward

Reverse

The four quarterings of the Royal Arms each contained in a shield and arranged in saltire with, in the intervening spaces, a rose, a thistle, a sprig of shamrock and a leek; in the centre the Crown and in the base the date.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
19 53
EF CT

Engravers: Edgar Fuller, Cecil Thomas

Edge

Plain with incuse lettering.

Script: Latin

Lettering: FAITH AND TRUTH I WILL BEAR UNTO YOU +