Use of the Crowned and Uncrowned Effigies in the Commonwealth

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See also: Comments on the Use of the Crowned and Uncrowned Effigies in the Commonwealth


too many questions, too little time....

Anyway starting with the most recent portraits, (please tell me of any missing and I'll add them in)

Elizabeth II
1) UK, Australia, Bermuda, Caymen Islands, Cook Islands, East Caribbean States, Falkland Is, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, New Zealand

2) Canada

3) Canada

4) Canada (2002 50 Cent only)

1)                                 2)                                               3)                                                       4)

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Elizabeth II (Continued)

1) UK, Australia, Belize, Bermuda, Cook Islands, Fiji, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, New Zealand, St. Helena & Ascension, Solomon Is, Tuvalu.

2) Caymen Islands, Jersey

3) Gibraltar

4) UK, Australia, Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Caymen Islands, Cook Islands, East Caribbean States, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gambia, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, New Zealand, Rhodesia, St. Helena & Ascension, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu.

1)                                        2)                                             3)                                        4)

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Elizabeth II (Continued)

1) UK, Australia, Canada, Ceylon,  New Zealand, Rhodesia, South Africa

2) British Honduras / Belize, British West Africa, East Africa, East Caribbean States, Fiji, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Jersey, Malaya, Mauritius, Seychelles



1)                                       2)

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George VI

1) UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South africa

2) British Honduras, British Guyana, British West Africa, Ceylon, Cyprus, East Africa, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Jersey, Malaya, Mauritius, Newfoundland, Seychelles, Southern Rhodesia



1)                                                      2)

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George V

1) UK

2) Australia, British Honduras, British Guyana, British West Africa, Canada, Ceylon, Cyprus, East Africa, India, Jamaica, Jersey, Mauritius, Newfoundland, Sailana, South Africa, Straits Settlements

3) Australia (1934 2/-), Fiji, Mauritius, New Zealand, Southern Rhodesia
(These all struck after 1932)

4) Australia (1927 2/-)


1)                                      2)                                        3)                                           4)

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Edward VII

1) UK, India, Sailana

2) Australia, British Guyana, British Honduras, Canada, Ceylon, Cyprus, East Africa, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Jersey, Newfoundland, Straits Settlements.


1)                                     2)

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Victoria ('Old Head')

1) UK

2) Cyprus

3) UK

1)                                                 2)                                         3)

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Victoria ('Gothic Head')

1) UK

2) Alwar, Bikanir, Dewas, Dhar, Hong Kong, India



1)                                    2)

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Victoria ('Young Head')

1) UK, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia

2) UK, Australia (Gold issues only), India, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Jersey

3) British Guyana, British Honduras, Canada, Ceylon, Cyprus, East Africa, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Jersey, Mauritius, Prince Edward Island, Straits Settlements.

4) Newfoundland (why did they get their own portrait?)

5) UK (Third farthings only)

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William IV - Known as Gulielmus to his friends (latin for William)

Just the one portrait,
Used in the UK, Essequibo & Demerary and India (East India Company)

Though strictly not a British Commonwealth issue this portrait was also used in the state of Hannover

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George IV,

1) Ireland
2) UK, Ceylon
3) UK

A different portrait (similar to no.2) was used on the Thalers of Hannover.

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George III ('Old Head')

Until I looked at these this morning, I'd never realised how complicated it was....

1) UK, Bahamas
2) Ceylon, Essequibo & Demerary
3) UK
4) UK, Gold Coast (Presentation Issues)

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George III, ('Young')

1) UK
2) UK
3) UK, Ireland, Isle of Man
4) UK
5) UK

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George III ('Younger' - Continued)

1) Ireland
2) Isle of Man
3) Ireland

The Bermudan portrait (not illustrated) is similar but not exactly as no.2
A similar portrait to no.3 was used in the state of Hannover.

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George II

1) Ireland
2) UK (Copper - Younger Portrait)
3) UK (Copper - Older portrait)
4) UK (Silver)

A similar portrait to no.4 was used in Hannover.