Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Memorial 50p

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Design details: ... Her Majesty

For the past 70 years, The Royal Mint has had the privilege of striking coins for a monarch loved and revered by millions of people around the world. As we reflect on Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s remarkable reign, we pay tribute to Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. Features the reverse design created for the 1953 coronation crown designed by herald painter Edgar Fuller and modelled by Cecil Thomas.

The obverse of the new King is designed by Martin Jennings. Martin has been making public sculptures in the UK for many years. His representations of great writers and poets, including John Betjeman at St Pancras Station, Philip Larkin in Hull, Charles Dickens in Portsmouth, and George Orwell outside BBC’s Broadcasting House, are particularly well-known and admired.

The sculptor turned his hand to coin design and recently created the first definitive coinage portrait of King Charles III, who personally approved the portrait.