Legend | + ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D : |
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Full text | ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FIDEI DEFENSATRIX |
Translation | Translated from Latin: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith. |
![]() This legend was displayed on Australian coinage between 1954 and 1964, and on British coinage since 1954 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. It is associated with Mary Gillick's effigy (known as the First Portrait) of Her Majesty. On circulating coinage it was superseded by Arnold Machin's effigy (Second Portrait) with a different legend, but the Queen decided to retain it on Maundy money. By long-standing tradition, the legends of ruling British monarchs are rendered in Latin. On coinage, these are abbreviated because of the limited space available. After decimalisation though, Australia switched to legends in English on its new currency in 1966 (namely, ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA [year]). The cross was used on Medieval English coins to assist in reading the (somewhat cryptic at the time) legends by showing where the legend starts. Later, some other symbols were also used in its place serving also the role of mint marks. Below, you can find a list of the individual coins that have this legend on their obverse. Note: on some coins, the legend is rendered as ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D : (no cross) for which see separate list. |
Country | Coin Name | Reverse | Obverse | Details |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 1977 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,138 |
United Kingdom | Twopence 1977 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,138 |
United Kingdom | Fourpence 1978 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,178 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 1978 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,178 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 1978 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,178 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 1978 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,282 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 1979 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,188 |
United Kingdom | Penny 1979 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,188 |
United Kingdom | Threepence 1979 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,294 |
United Kingdom | Twopence 1979 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,188 |
United Kingdom | Fourpence 1980 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,306 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 1980 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,198 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 1980 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,198 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 1980 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,198 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 1981 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,288 |
United Kingdom | Penny 1981 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,288 |
United Kingdom | Threepence 1981 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,178 |
United Kingdom | Twopence 1981 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,178 |
United Kingdom | Fourpence 1982 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,330 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 1982 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,218 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 1982 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,218 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 1982 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,330 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 1983 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,342 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 1983 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,228 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 1983 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,342 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 1983 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,228 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 1984 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,354 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 1984 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,354 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 1984 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,354 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 1984 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,238 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 1985 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,366 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 1985 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,248 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 1985 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,366 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 1985 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,366 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 1986 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,378 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 1986 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,378 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 1986 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,378 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 1986 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,378 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 1987 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,390 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 1987 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,512 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 1987 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,390 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 1987 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,390 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 1988 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,402 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 1988 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,402 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 1988 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,528 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 1988 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,526 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 1989 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,353 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 1989 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,353 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 1989 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,353 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 1989 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,353 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 1990 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,523 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 1990 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,523 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 1990 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,523 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 1990 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,523 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 1991 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,514 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 1991 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,514 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 1991 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,384 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 1991 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,384 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 1992 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,556 |
United Kingdom | Penny 1992 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,556 |
United Kingdom | Threepence 1992 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,424 |
United Kingdom | Twopence 1992 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,424 |
United Kingdom | Fourpence 1993 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,440 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 1993 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,440 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 1993 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,440 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 1993 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,440 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 1994 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,433 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 1994 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,433 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 1994 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,433 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 1994 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,433 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 1995 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,466 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 1995 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,466 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 1995 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,466 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 1995 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,466 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 1996 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,629 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 1996 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,629 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 1996 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,629 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 1996 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,629 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 1997 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,786 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 1997 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,786 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 1997 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,786 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 1997 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,786 |
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United Kingdom | Two Pounds 1997 Technology | ![]() |
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Material: Bimetallic Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 13,924,930 |
United Kingdom | Fourpence 1998 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,654 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 1998 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,654 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 1998 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,654 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 1998 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,654 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 1999 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,676 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 1999 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,676 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 1999 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,676 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 1999 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,676 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 2000 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 14,866 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 2000 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 14,866 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 2000 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 14,866 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 2000 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 14,866 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 2001 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,132 |
United Kingdom | Penny 2001 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,132 |
United Kingdom | Threepence 2001 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,132 |
United Kingdom | Twopence 2001 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,132 |
United Kingdom | Fourpence 2002 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,681 |
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Year From | 1954 |
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Year To | 2022 |
Person | Queen Elizabeth II |