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 On circulating coinage it was superseded by Arnold Machin's effigy (Second Portrait) with a different legend, but the Queen decided to retain it on Maundy money.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 | Penny 2002 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,681 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 2002 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,681 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 2002 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,681 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 2003 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,608 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 2003 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,608 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 2003 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,608 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 2003 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,608 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 2004 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,613 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 2004 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,613 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 2004 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,613 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 2004 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,613 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 2005 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,685 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 2005 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,685 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 2005 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,685 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 2005 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,685 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 2006 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 8,205 |
United Kingdom | Penny 2006 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 8,205 |
United Kingdom | Threepence 2006 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 8,205 |
United Kingdom | Twopence 2006 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 8,205 |
United Kingdom | Fourpence 2007 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,822 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 2007 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,985 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 2007 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,822 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 2007 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,822 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 2008 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,833 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 2008 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,833 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 2008 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,833 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 2008 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,999 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 2009 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,602 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 2009 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,602 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 2009 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,794 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 2009 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,602 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 2010 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,787 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 2010 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,617 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 2010 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,617 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 2010 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,617 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 2011 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,906 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 2011 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,906 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 2011 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,734 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 2011 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,734 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 2012 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,633 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 2012 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,633 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 2012 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,981 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 2012 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,633 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 2013 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,803 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 2013 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,627 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 2013 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,803 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 2013 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,627 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 2014 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 2,049 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 2014 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,693 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 2014 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,693 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 2014 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,693 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 2015 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,721 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 2015 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,721 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 2015 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 2,261 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 2015 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,721 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 2016 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,940 |
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United Kingdom | Penny 2016 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,940 |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 2016 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,940 |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 2016 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,940 |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 2017 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
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United Kingdom | Penny 2017 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 2017 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 2017 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 2018 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
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United Kingdom | Penny 2018 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 2018 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 2018 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 2019 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
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United Kingdom | Penny 2019 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 2019 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 2019 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 2020 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
United Kingdom | Penny 2020 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
United Kingdom | Threepence 2020 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
United Kingdom | Twopence 2020 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
United Kingdom | Fourpence 2021 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
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United Kingdom | Penny 2021 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 2021 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 2021 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
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United Kingdom | Fourpence 2022 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
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United Kingdom | Penny 2022 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
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United Kingdom | Threepence 2022 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
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United Kingdom | Twopence 2022 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
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Year From | 1954 |
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Year To | 2022 |
Person | Queen Elizabeth II |