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UK 1955 5 Shilling Elizabeth II Coronation

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UK 1955 5 Shilling Elizabeth II Coronation
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United Kingdom coin. Commemorating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953. Obverse: A portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II mounted on her horse Winston, dressed in her uniform as Colonel-in-Chief of the Grenadier Guards and as worn by Her Majesty during the ceremony of Trooping the Colour. Lettering: ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRATIA·BRITT OMN·REGINA·FIDEI·DEFENSOR / EIIR EIIR / GL / FIVE SHILLINGS. 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. Lettering: 1953. Edge: Plain with incuse lettering: Lettering: FAITH AND TRUTH I WILL BEAR UNTO YOU +. Diameter: 4 cm. 28 grams.