Elizabeth II - Five Shillings, 1960 Exhibition New York - UK

Country: United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II (1952-date)
Type: Circulating commemorative coin
Years: 1960
Value: 5 Shillings = 1 Crown (1/4 LSD)
Currency: Pound sterling (1158-1970)
Metal: Copper-Nickel 
Weight: 28.28 g
Diameter: 38.61 mm
Grade: Prooflike (MS) 
Mintage: 70.000
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
Thickness: 3 mm
References: KM# 909, Sp# 4143

Commemorative issue:
British Exhibition in New York, 1960

Obverse:
Young laureate bust of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, legend around.

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F·D·
FIVE SHILLINGS

Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith

Engraver: Mary Gillick

Reverse:
The four quarterings of the Royal Arms each contained in a shield and arranged in saltire with, in the intervening spaces, a rose, a thistle, a sprig of shamrock and a leek; in the centre the Crown and in the base the date of the year, 1960.

Lettering:
19 60
EF CT

Engravers: Edgar Fuller, Cecil Thomas

Edge:
Reeded

Comments:
The standard weight of these coins was 10/11 troy ounce (436.4 grains). Under the Coinage Act of 1946, the composition changed from .500 silver to .750 copper/.250 nickel but the weight remained unchanged.

This coin was not included in demonetization legislation when decimalization was introduced in 1971. It has been confirmed by the Royal Mint that the coin remains legal tender, having been remonetized with a value of 25 pence.

Reference : KM# 909, Sp# 4143

Source : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces5...

Collection : Elizabeth II - Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-2022)