Great Britain
Elizabeth II
British Exhibition in New York, 1960
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 28.28 g
Diameter 38.61 mm
Thickness 3 mm
KM# 909
Obverse: Young laureate bust of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, legend
around.
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.
Edge: Reeded
Issued to celebrate the British Exhibition in New York, USA at which The
Royal Mint had a stand demonstrating the coins being struck. The prooflike
polished die varieties were the pieces struck in New York and excess examples
were shipped back to the UK. The reverse design was that used for the Queen's
coronation in 1953 with the date being changed and having a reeded edge rather
than incuse lettering.
This coin was not included in demonetization legislation when
decimalization was introduced in 1971. It has been confirmed by the Royal Mint
that the coin remains legal tender, having been remonetized with a value of 25
pence.
The standard weight of these coins was 10/11 troy ounce (436.4 grains).
Under the Coinage Act of 1946, the composition changed from .500 silver to .750
copper/.250 nickel but the weight remained unchanged.
Elizabeth II
British Exhibition in New York, 1960
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 28.28 g
Diameter 38.61 mm
Thickness 3 mm
KM# 909
Obverse: Young laureate bust of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, legend
around.
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.
Edge: Reeded
Issued to celebrate the British Exhibition in New York, USA at which The
Royal Mint had a stand demonstrating the coins being struck. The prooflike
polished die varieties were the pieces struck in New York and excess examples
were shipped back to the UK. The reverse design was that used for the Queen's
coronation in 1953 with the date being changed and having a reeded edge rather
than incuse lettering.
This coin was not included in demonetization legislation when
decimalization was introduced in 1971. It has been confirmed by the Royal Mint
that the coin remains legal tender, having been remonetized with a value of 25
pence.
The standard weight of these coins was 10/11 troy ounce (436.4 grains).
Under the Coinage Act of 1946, the composition changed from .500 silver to .750
copper/.250 nickel but the weight remained unchanged.
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