Lot 1056
1056
Rhodesia, Elizabeth II, Pattern Halfcrown or 25 Cents, 1964, struck in cupro-nickel, by Mary Gillick, young laureate head right, ELIZABETH II REGINA toothed border, rev. struck en medaille, Sable Antelope standing left, date below, denomination to left and right, country name above, deep toothed border with no rim, edge, milled, sold with companion piece bearing the decimal coinage portrait by Arnold Machin, ELIZABETH THE SECOND, 1964, rev. with toothed border and rim, both practically as struck and extremely rare (2)
Rhodesia, Elizabeth II, Pattern Halfcrown or 25 Cents, 1964, struck in cupro-nickel, by Mary Gillick, young laureate head right, ELIZABETH II REGINA toothed border, rev. struck en medaille, Sable Antelope standing left, date below, denomination to left and right, country name above, deep toothed border with no rim, edge, milled, sold with companion piece bearing the decimal coinage portrait by Arnold Machin, ELIZABETH THE SECOND, 1964, rev. with toothed border and rim, both practically as struck and extremely rare (2)

Details
Rhodesia, Elizabeth II, Pattern Halfcrown or 25 Cents, 1964, struck in cupro-nickel, by Mary Gillick, young laureate head right, ELIZABETH II REGINA toothed border, rev. struck en medaille, Sable Antelope standing left, date below, denomination to left and right, country name above, deep toothed border with no rim, edge, milled, sold with companion piece bearing the decimal coinage portrait by Arnold Machin, ELIZABETH THE SECOND, 1964, rev. with toothed border and rim, both practically as struck and extremely rare (2)

Lot Essay

The Gillick portrait of Queen Elizabeth was never used on Rhodesia coins, and the 1964 coinage eventually featured the Arnold Machin effigy. The reverse toothed border and background to the antelope are quite different to those on the adopted coin.