IssuerUnited Kingdom QueenElizabeth II (1952-date)
TypeNon-circulating coinYear1980Value25 New Pence (0.25 GBP)CurrencyPound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)CompositionCopper-nickelWeight28.28 gDiameter38.61 mmThickness2.89 mmShapeRoundTechniqueMilledOrientationMedal alignment ↑↑NumberN# 5981ReferencesKM# 921, Sp# LL3


Commemorative issue


80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother


Obverse


Second crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around


Lettering: ELIZABETH II D·G·REG·F·D·


Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith (Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensatrix)


Engraver: Arnold Machin 


Reverse


Central portrait of the Queen Mother surrounded by a radiating pattern of symbolic bows and lions, which are an allusion to her family name.


Lettering:
QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER
AUGUST 4th 1980










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