Half Pound: Elizabeth II (obverse); Springbok (reverse)

1953 Diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.225

Mary Gaskell Gillick was a sculptor best known for designing the effigy of Elizabeth II that was used on coinage in the United Kingdom from 1953 to 1970. Her design was notable for portraying the queen uncrowned. This coin was struck at the mint in South Africa.

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