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02/03/2015
New Coinage Portrait Of Her Majesty The Queen Unveiled
A new coinage portrait of Her Majesty The Queen has been unveiled by the Royal Mint today.
This is only the fifth definitive portrait of The Queen to appear on circulating coins since her accession to the throne in 1952. It will become the fourth portrait currently in circulation, joining those created in 1968, 1985 and 1998.
It has also been revealed today that the new portrait is designed by Jody Clark. He is the first Royal Mint engraver to be chosen to create a definitive royal coinage portrait in over 100 years.
Adam Lawrence, Chief Executive of The Royal Mint, said: "This change of royal portrait will make 2015 a vintage year for UK coins, and it will be hugely exciting for us all to see the new design appear on the coins we use every day.
"Jody's achievement is something that we can celebrate as a proud moment for The Royal Mint. Capturing a portrait on the surface of a coin demands the utmost skill, and is one of the most challenging disciplines of the coin designer's art.
"The last Royal Mint Engraver to be commissioned to undertake a royal portrait was George William de Saulles, who engraved the portrait of Edward VII which first appeared on the coinage in 1902."
(CD/JP)
This is only the fifth definitive portrait of The Queen to appear on circulating coins since her accession to the throne in 1952. It will become the fourth portrait currently in circulation, joining those created in 1968, 1985 and 1998.
It has also been revealed today that the new portrait is designed by Jody Clark. He is the first Royal Mint engraver to be chosen to create a definitive royal coinage portrait in over 100 years.
Adam Lawrence, Chief Executive of The Royal Mint, said: "This change of royal portrait will make 2015 a vintage year for UK coins, and it will be hugely exciting for us all to see the new design appear on the coins we use every day.
"Jody's achievement is something that we can celebrate as a proud moment for The Royal Mint. Capturing a portrait on the surface of a coin demands the utmost skill, and is one of the most challenging disciplines of the coin designer's art.
"The last Royal Mint Engraver to be commissioned to undertake a royal portrait was George William de Saulles, who engraved the portrait of Edward VII which first appeared on the coinage in 1902."
(CD/JP)
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