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2008: Five pound coin marking his 60th birthday. [7] As he is the current Monarch, his portrait will appear on the obverse of all coins, starting with a 2022 50p commemorating the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Sir Winston Churchill (1874–1965) 1965: Crown marking his death. [8] [9] 2015: Five pound coin marking the 50th anniversary of his ...
Examples of the standard reverse designs minted until 2008. Designed by Christopher Ironside (£2 coin is not shown).. The standard circulating coinage of the United Kingdom, British Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories is denominated in pennies and pounds sterling (symbol "£", commercial GBP), and ranges in value from one penny sterling to two pounds.
25p. A commemorative coin issued between 1972 and 1981 as a post-decimal continuation of the old crown. From 1990 it was replaced in the commemorative role by the £5 coin. Fifty pence. £0.50. 50p. Introduced in 1969, just prior to decimalisation, to replace the ten shilling note ("ten bob note").
Eleanor Roosevelt. 1884-1962. First Lady of the United States (1933-1945); 1st Chair of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (1946-1952); 1st United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (1947-1953); 1st Chair of the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women (1961-1962) 25¢.
1993: Fourteen ECU coin. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (1900–2002) 1980: One crown coin marking 80th birthday. 1990: One crown coin marking 90th birthday. Jesus Christ. 1990: Fifty pence coin marking Christmas. 2005: Fifty pence coin marking Christmas. Joseph. 1990: Fifty pence coin marking Christmas. 2003: Fifty pence coin marking ...
The British one pound (£1) coin is a denomination of sterling coinage. Its obverse bears the Latin engraving ELIZABETH II D G REG (Dei Gratia Regina) F D (Fidei defensor) meaning, 'Elizabeth II, by the grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith '. [1][2] It has featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the original coin's introduction ...
The Fishpool Hoard of mediaeval coins, northern England, late 15th century AD. The British Museum Department of Coins and Medals is a department of the British Museum involving the collection, research and exhibition of numismatics, and comprising the largest library of numismatic artefacts in the United Kingdom, including almost one million coins, medals, tokens and other related objects. [1]
Edited by Peter Seaby, the Standard Catalogue of British Coins was published from 1962 onwards in two parts, I. England and United Kingdom and II. Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands, in annual editions and with black and white photos of the coins. After a one-year break, Volume I (16th edition) was published from 1978 and Volume II in ...