Information about legend: ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRA · REG · FID · DEF ·

ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRA · REG · FID · DEF · (1989 - 2015)
LegendELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRA · REG · FID · DEF ·
Full textELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FIDEI DEFENSATRIX
Translation

Translated ffrom Latin: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith.

This legend has been displayed on British coinage during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II and is associated with her "Fourth Portrait" by Ian Rank-Broadley; it was also used on the Sovereign commemoratives of 1989 with her seated effigy by Bernard Sindall.

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. Below, you can find a list of the individual coins that had it on their obverse.

For the same legend but with date, see separate list for legend ELIZABETH II · DEI · GRA · REG · FID · DEF · [year] ·.

ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRA · REG · FID · DEF · - United Kingdom - (38) Coins
Coin NameMintageEffigy
Double Sovereign 1989 500th Anniversary 14,936 Seated on Throne, by Bernard Sindall
Five Sovereigns 1989 500th Anniversary 10,694 Seated on Throne, by Bernard Sindall
Half Sovereign 1989 500th Anniversary 21,824 Seated on Throne, by Bernard Sindall
Sovereign 1989 500th Anniversary 23,471 Seated on Throne, by Bernard Sindall
Two Pounds 1998 Technology 91,270,237 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 1999 Rugby World Cup 5,149,840 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 1999 Technology 33,719,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2000 Technology 25,960,219 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2001 Marconi 4,665,113 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2001 Technology 35,091,863 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2002 Commonwealth Games - England 702,694 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2002 Commonwealth Games - Northern Ireland 537,694 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2002 Commonwealth Games - Scotland 823,944 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2002 Commonwealth Games - Wales 640,694 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2002 Technology 13,146,059 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2003 Discovery of DNA 4,497,080 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2003 Technology 17,687,762 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2004 Technology 12,101,137 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2004 Trevithick 5,195,399 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2005 End of World War II 10,244,686 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2005 Gunpowder Plot 5,274,807 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2005 Technology 3,959,513 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2006 Brunel - Achievements 7,602,742 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2006 Brunel - Portrait 8,120,612 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2006 Technology 16,752,689 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2007 Act of Union 7,683,956 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2007 Technology 10,308,215 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2008 London Olympic Games 1908 1,112,171 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2008 Technology 30,222,451 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2009 Charles Darwin 4,163,483 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2009 Technology 8,915,770 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2010 Technology 6,920,844 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2011 Technology 24,404,004 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2012 Technology 3,900,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2013 Technology 15,907,187 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2014 Technology 18,200,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2014 Trinity House 3,743,510 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Two Pounds 2015 Technology 35,405,820 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
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Legend: Details
Year From1989
Year To2015
CountryUnited Kingdom
PersonQueen Elizabeth II
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