- Description
- Specifications
| ID Number: | DB02-0122 |
| Description: | ½ Crown (2½ Shillings) |
| Country or State: | Great Britain |
| Year: | 1965 |
| Head of State/Ruler: | Elizabeth II (Full Name: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) |
| Reign: | 6 February 1952 – present |
| Currency: | Pound sterling (1158-1970) |
| Obverse: | Young laureate bust of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, legend around |
| Obverse Legend: | ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA + |
| Obverse Designer: | Mary Gillick |
| Reverse: | Crowned quartered shield of arms flanked by E and R, legend above, denomination and date below |
| Reverse Legend: | + FID · DEF + HALF CROWN 1965 |
| Reverse Designer: | F. G. Fuller and Cecil Thomas |
| Edge: | Reeded |
| Orientation: | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Composition: | Copper-Nickel |
| Diameter: | 32.3 mm |
| Thickness: | 2.2 mm |
| Weight: | 14.14 grams |
| Mintage: | 9,778,000 |
| Catalog Number: | KM# 907 |
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Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states (known as the Commonwealth realms) and their territories and dependencies, as well as head of the 54-member Commonwealth of Nations. She is Supreme Governor of the Church of England and, in some of her realms, carries the title of Defender of the Faith as part of her full title. On her accession on 6 February 1952, Queen Elizabeth became Head of the Commonwealth and queen regnant of seven independent Commonwealth countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan and Ceylon. From 1956 to 1992, the number of her realms varied as territories gained independence and some realms became republics. At present, in addition to the first four aforementioned countries, Elizabeth is Queen of Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Her reign of 60 years is currently the second longest for a British monarch; only Queen Victoria has reigned longer at 63 years. |