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

1953
designer

Mary Gaskell Gillick

(1881–1965, London, England)
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Culture
England, Elizabeth II, 1953
Medium
gold
Measurements
Diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
Weight: 7.994 g (0.28 oz.)
Credit Line
The Norweb Collection 1969.224
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
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Did You Know?

Mary Gaskell Gillick's design was notable for portraying the queen uncrowned.

Description

During the British Empire and early British Commonwealth period there were branches of the Royal Mint in Canada, South Africa, India, and Australia. At one time or another all struck sovereigns. The piece is marked £1, the other name for the sovereign. One side features a young portrait of Elizabeth II designed by sculptor Mary Gaskell Gillick. The other side features a springbok, a medium-sized antelope found mainly in southern and southwestern Africa.

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

1953

Mary Gaskell Gillick

(1881–1965, London, England)
England, Elizabeth II, 1953

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