Re: New image of Queen Elizabeth for UK coins Archived Message
Posted by Bryce on March 2, 2015, 12:04 pm, in reply to "Re: New image of Queen Elizabeth for UK coins"
What I noticed when looking at the five coins as provided in the BBC link from aigrette are the earrings. In the earlier 2 coins (1953 & 1968), HM is shown without earrings. In the 1985 and 2015 portraits, HM looks to be wearing the coronation diamond earrings. But in the 1998 rendering, HM is wearing her usual diamond and pearl day earrings (not big enough i think to be the Ladies of Devonshire pair). Perhaps the day the artist came by HM just popped-on the GGBI and never changed her earrings??? - an unusual pairing I think.
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