number 1685 237

The Belfast Gazette Published Dp flwhorup

Registered as a newspaper

FRIDAY, 9th OCTOBER, 1953.

BY THE QUEEN (3) —Every sovereign shall have the A PROCLAMATION same obverse and reverse impression and inscription in all respects as the five-pound piece. The Determining new Inscriptions for Gold, Silver, shall have a graining upon the edge. Cupro-Nickel, Mixed Metal and Bronze . (4) Half-Sovereign—Every half-sovereign shall ELIZABETH R. have the same obverse and reverse impression and WHEREAS under section eleven of the Coinage inscription in all respects as the five-pound piece. Act, 1870, We have power, with the advise of Our The coin shall have a graining upon the edge. Privy Council, from time to time by Proclamation to SILVER COINS determine the design for any coin: The Queen's Maundy Monies—Every Maundy And whereas it appears to Us desirable, in silver fourpence, threepence, twopence and penny- consequence of Our Proclamation dated the twenty- shall have for the obverse impression Our afore- eighth day of May, 1953, appointing and declaring said effigy with the inscription "ELIZABETH • the form of Our Style and Titles to be used, so far as II • DEI • GRATIA • REGINA • F: D:" and conveniently may be, in relation to the United for the reverse the respective figures "4," "3," Kingdom, to determine new forms of the abbreviations "2," "1" (according to the denomination or value of Our Style and Titles on the Coins, hereinafter of the piece) in the centre, with the date of the specified, being certain of the gold, silver and bronze year placed across the figure, and encircled with coins mentioned in the First Schedule to the Coinage an oak wreath surmounted by the . The Act, 1870, and of the cupro-nickel coins mentioned coins shall have a plain edge. in the Schedule to the Coinage Act, 1946, and the coin of mixed metal mentioned in the Proclamation CUPRO-NICKEL COINS of Our Royal Predecessor King George VI dated the (1) Crown—Every crown shall have for the 18th day of March, 1937: obverse impression Our aforesaid effigy with We, therefore, in pursuance of section eleven of the inscriptions "ELIZABETH • II • DEI • the Coinage Act, 1870, and of all other powers GRATIA • REGINA • F: D:" and "FIVE enabling Us in that behalf, do hereby, by and with SHILLINGS" and for the reverse the four the advice of Our Privy Council, proclaim, direct and Quarterings of Our Royal Arms each contained in ordain as follows: a shield and arranged in saltire with, in the inter- vening spaces, a Rose, a Thistle, both slipped and The designs for the said gold, silver, cupro-nickel, leaved, a sprig of Shamrock -and a Leek; in the mixed metal and bronze coins shall be as follows: — centre the Crown and in the base the date of the GOLD COINS year. The coin shall have a graining upon the (1) Five-Pound Piece—Every five-pound piece edge. shall have for the obverse impression Our effigy (2) Half-Crown—Every half-crown shall have for with the inscription "ELIZABETH • II • DEI • the obverse impression Our aforesaid effigy with GRATIA -. RBGINA • F: D:" and for the the inscription "ELIZABETH • II • DEI • reverse the image of Saint George armed, sitting GRATIA • REGINA" and for the reverse a on horseback, attacking the dragon with a sword, Shield of Our Royal Arms between the letters and a broken spear upon the ground, and the date E and R and surmounted by the Crown, with the of the year. The coin shall have a graining upon inscriptions "FID • DEF" and "HALF CROWN" the edge. and the date of the year. The coin shall have (2) Two-Pound Piece—Every two-pound piece a graining upon the edge. shall have the same obverse and reverse impression (3) —Every florin shall have the same and inscription in all respects as the five-pound obverse impression and inscription as the half- piece. The coin shall have a graining upon the crown, and for the reverse a double Rose within edge. a' circlet oi: radiating Thistles, Shamrocks and