1953 Great Britain Elizabeth II 5 Shillings

Made to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, this five-shilling piece features an obverse design by the sculptor and engraver Gilbert Ledward RA. It features a portrait of Her Majesty mounted on her horse Winston, with The Queen dressed in her uniform as Colonel in Chief of the Grenadier Guards. 

The reverse design features the four quarters of the Royal Arms, each depicted within a shield. In between each shield is one of the four emblems of the home nations – a rose, a thistle, a shamrock and a leek – ¬and in the centre of the design is a crown. Inscribed around the edge of the coin are the words ‘FAITH AND TRUTH I WILL BEAR UNTO YOU’, which were included in the pledge of allegiance made by His Royal Highness Prince Philip The Duke of Edinburgh to The Queen during the coronation ceremony.

• Country of Issue: United Kingdom
• Year of Issue: 1953
• Diameter: 38.61mm
• Weight: 28.28g
• Metal: Cupro-nickel
• Obverse: Crown at center of cross formed by rose, shamrock, leek and thistle, shields in angles
• Reverse: Her Majesty the Queen on horseback
• Mintage 5,963,000

Please note: This is a second hand item. Storage conditions prior to acquiring the item may have resulted in packaging and condition variations between stock of the same product. Due to varying stock levels, images used are an indicative example of the product you will receive