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Pound: Elizabeth II (obverse); Springbok (reverse)
Pound: Elizabeth II (obverse); Springbok (reverse)
1953
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Gold
Diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
Weight: 7.994 g (0.28 oz.)
The Norweb Collection 1969.224
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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.
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