{"title":"Portraits of a Queen","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"qeii-effigies-bu-5-coin-mary-gillick-in-pack","title":"Queen Elizabeth II The First Effigy 2026 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCelebrate the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II with the Elizabeth II First Effigy 2026 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis edition revisits the first official portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, originally created by sculptor Mary Gillick following her accession in 1952. The elegant remastering, by Royal Mint Chief Engraver Gordon Summers, portrays the young monarch wearing a laurel wreath - a powerful symbol of grace, strength and continuity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe obverse features the coinage portrait of King Charles III, uniting mother and son in a unique dual-generation tribute. 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This is the second release in The Royal Mint’s Portraits of a Queen series, paying tribute to Her Late Majesty’s legacy through each of her five definitive effigies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis edition features the iconic portrait by Arnold Machin, originally introduced with decimalisation in the late 1960s. Remastered by The Royal Mint’s Chief Engraver, Gordon Summers, the design shows the Queen wearing a tiara gifted to her by Queen Mary, her grandmother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe obverse features the official coinage portrait of His Majesty King Charles III, uniting two generations of monarchy. 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