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United Kingdom coins have for some time included the phrase Dei Gratia Regina (or Rex / Reg Fid Def or some form of it). When Elizabeth II ascended to the throne, coins of the pound sterling initially had the phrase Dei Gratia Britanniarum Omnium Regina Fidei Defensatrix (by the Grace of God, of all the Britains Queen, Defender of the Faith ...
· victoria · dei · gratia · britanniarum · regina · fidei · defensor: Victoria, by the grace of God of the Britains Queen, Defender of the Faith. 2nd seal 23 January 1860–14 August 1878 3rd seal 14 August 1878–1899 4th seal 1899–1904 · victoria · dei · gratia · britanniarum · regina · fid · def · ind · imp ·
Except for the half crown, the coins bear on the obverse the legend VICTORIA DEI GRA BRITT REGINA FID DEF IND IMP. On the half crown, the Latin legend is divided VICTORIA DEI GRA BRITT REG on the obverse, with FID DEF IND IMP on the reverse. [22] The IND IMP was new to British coinage, but Victoria had sought its inclusion as early as 1888.
The fourth reverse, used in 1795 and 1800 was similar to the first but with a redesigned crown. The fifth reverse, used from 1817, showed the crowned "I" with the inscription BRITANNIARUM REX FID DEF [e] and the date. From 1817, the diameter of the coin was reduced from 12 to 11 millimetres, although the weight remained the same at .5 grams.
Coin of King George V, marked in Latin Georgivs V Dei gra: Britt: omn: rex fid: def: Ind: imp: (Georgius V, Dei gratiâ Britanniarum omnium rex, fidei defensor, Indiae imperator; "George V, by the grace of God king of all the Britains [or 'of all the British lands'], defender of the faith, Emperor of India"
The 1824, 1825 and 1826 proof coins feature a smaller head of the king, by William Wyon, with the legend GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA (George IV by the grace of God ...) and the date, while the reverse (by Merlen) shows a crowned shield within a mantle cape with the legend BRITANNIARUM REX FID DEF (King of the Britains, defender of the faith).
The head faces right on the Edward VII coins, with the inscription EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF IND IMP. [a] The reverse shows the seated Britannia surrounded by ONE PENNY, with the date at the bottom of the coin; this design remained largely unchanged until the coin's demise after 1970. Pennies were struck with Edward's bust from ...
The Pistrucci reverse was used again in 1893, when the obverse used the "Old Head" or "Veiled Head" of the queen, with the legend VICTORIA DEI GRA BRITT REGINA FID DEF IND IMP (Victoria, by the grace of God queen of the Britains, defender of the faith, empress of India), and the edge, like that of the Jubilee issue, is milled. [23]