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MORE ON THE NEW EFFIGY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH IIAn April 23, 2018 Coin Update article by Michael Alexander has an image of the new effigy of Queen Elizabeth II coming to Australian coins next year. It also includes a nice set of images of her
earlier portraits. -Editor
 The federal government and treasury of Australia announced (22nd April) that Australian circulation coins will undergo a new design when the Queen’s effigy will be replaced with an updated likeness. The current effigy was created by British sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley and was first introduced in 1998 on British coinage and subsequently on Australian coins a year later. The new effigy chosen was designed by Royal Mint sculptor Jody Clark and first used on the coins of the Isle of Man in 2017. The Queen is shown wearing the Royal Diadem, which she wore during her coronation, and, according to tradition, the Queen will continue to face to the right on the coin. The design change was announced one day after the Queen celebrated her 92nd birthday. To read the complete article, see: Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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