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

1953
(1881–1965, London, England)
Diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
Weight: 4.05 g (0.14 oz.)
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Location: not on view

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The springbok is a medium-sized antelope found mainly in southern and southwestern Africa.

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Mary Gaskell Gillick was a sculptor best known for designing the effigy of Elizabeth II that was used on coinage in the United Kingdom from 1953 to 1970. Her design was notable for portraying the queen uncrowned. This coin was struck at the mint in South Africa.
Half Pound: Elizabeth II (obverse); Springbok (reverse)

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

1953

Mary Gaskell Gillick

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

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