1953 was the year of Elizabeth II’s coronation and the first year of her coinage. The portrait is by the sculptor Mary Gillick. The portcullis was a Tudor badge and is the symbol of the Houses of Parliament. The brass threepenny bit was used until decimalisation in 1971.
Castings, Coins, KM
KM-190 1953 Queen Elizabeth II Brass Threepence
$8.50
Gold overlay 2-sided two-loop connector. Obverse: young portrait of the Queen facing right, ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA BRITT OMN REGINA F D. Reverse: crowned portcullis with chains, THREE PENCE 1953. Inscriptions explained: ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA BRITT OMN REGINA F D is short for Latin ‘Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Britanniarum Omnium Regina Fidei Defensor’, ‘Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God Queen of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith’. THREE PENCE is the value.
