2 Shillings - Elizabeth II 1st portrait
Features
| Issuer |
Rhodesia and Nyasaland
 |
|---|---|
| Queen |
Elizabeth II (1953-1964)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1955-1957 |
| Value | 2 Shillings (⅒) |
| Currency | Pound (1955-1964) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 11.31 g |
| Diameter | 28.4 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 1 June 1965 |
| Number | N# 20391 |
| References | KM# 6 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). Battenberg (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (3 volumes). |
Obverse
Young laureate bust of Queen Elizabeth II right, legend around
Script: Latin
Lettering: + QUEEN·ELIZABETH·THE·SECOND
Engraver: Mary Gillick
Reverse
African Fish-Eagle with fish in talons dividing royal cypher, legend above, denomination and date below
Script: Latin
Lettering:
·RHODESIA AND NYASALAND·
E R
HP
TWO SHILLINGS·1955
Engraver: Thomas Humphrey Paget
Edge
Reeded.
Mint
Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)See also
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1955 | 1 750 000 | $ 5.60 | $ 5.60 | $ 6.90 | 41% | ||||||||||
| 1955 | Proof | 1.2% | |||||||||||||
| 1956 | 1 850 000 | $ 9.20 | $ 10 | 44% | |||||||||||
| 1956 | Proof | 0.5% | |||||||||||||
| 1957 | 1 500 000 | $ 5.70 | $ 13 | $ 15 | $ 17 | 32% | |||||||||
| 1957 | Proof | 0.5% | |||||||||||||
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