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From:Cromarty Courthouse Museum

Name/TitleTwo pence, mutilated

About this objectTwo pence, undetermined date of mitage as it is mutilated. It would be from 1971 onwards, most likely between 1971-2008. It would depict on the obverse (heads), it depicts Elizabeth II (1926-2022), Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth realms (1952-2022) with the Latin abbrivated Texteither being "ELIZABETH II DEI GRA REG FID DEF" along side the year of mint, or "ELIZABETH II D G REG F D" along side the year of mint. Both Latin abbreviations translate to " Elizabeth the Second By the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of Faith". On the reverse (tails) side, it would have the badge of the Prince of Wales, the three ostrich feathers, a coronet and a ribbon with the German words "ICH DIEN", which means "I serve" in it. Additionally, it includes 2 and depending on the age of the coin it would say New Pence or Two Pence.

Object TypeCoin

Object numberCRMCH.1996.03.16

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