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The 1955 Castle series replaced another four stamp series of high value issued in 1951. They featured the profile of King George VI and were illustrated by two pictures (HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's ship, on the 2 shillings and 6 pence, and the white cliffs of Dover on the 5 shillings) and two symbols (Saint George and the Dragon on the 10 shillings and the Royal Coat of arms on the one pound ...
The British florin, or two-shilling piece (2/– or 2s. ), was a coin worth 1 ⁄ 10 of one pound , or 24 pence . It was issued from 1849 until 1967, with a final issue for collectors dated 1970.
Value: 1s : Mass: 5.66 g: ... The New Zealand shilling was first issued in 1933 alongside four other denominations ... Elizabeth II Mintage [29] Year 1953 1954 ...
Portrait of Elizabeth II on upper or lower right March 31, 1953 – October 1, 1957 Value in shillings written in English, Arabic, and Gujarati. Value in pounds written in English only. 10 shillings: P34 Blue-black on green and pink underprinting 20 shillings 1 pound: P35 Blue-black on yellow and orange underprinting
The British shilling, abbreviated "1s" or "1/-", was a unit of currency and a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1 ⁄ 20 of one pound, or twelve pence.It was first minted in the reign of Henry VII as the testoon, and became known as the shilling, from the Old English scilling, [1] sometime in the mid-16th century.
These were replaced by coins with Queen Elizabeth II, denominated in mils. The coins that were issued are the following: 3 mils, 5 mils (also issued in 1956), 25 mils, 50 mils, and 100 mils (also issued in 1957). The 50 mil coin became known as a 'shilling', because it was the same size as the 1 shilling and 9 piastre coins.
1 shilling 23.6 mm 5.7 g Copper-nickel: Reeded Elizabeth II bust right Sable antelope 1955 1957 2 shillings 28.4 mm 11.2 g Copper-nickel: Reeded Elizabeth II bust right Eagle with talons in fish flanked by initials 1955 1957 1 ⁄ 2 crown 32.3 mm 14.2 g Copper-nickel: Reeded Elizabeth II bust right Coat of arms of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1955 1957
Issued during the reign of Elizabeth II; Image Value Catalogue number Composition Description Dates Remarks Obverse Reverse 1 cent KM 35 Bronze "QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND", crown, value "EAST AFRICA", value, date 1954-1962 central hole 5 cents KM 37 1955-1963 10 cents KM 38 1956-1964 50 cents 1 ⁄ 2 shilling: KM 36 Cupronickel