6th Portrait of Queen Elizabeth

Is the 6th Portrait of Queen Elizabeth which Australia is using on a 2019 50 cents set to be the new portrait to be used on all Commonwealth coins? Or is this just a one time thing for this set. I think the new portrait to be a very fine likeness of Her Majesty. I like it!

You mean this one?



I think it's just a one off, or at least just an Australian thing. Can't really imagine it being used in the UK, expecially since the 5th portrait just came out a few years ago on British coins.

That is the one.

It is the same as the UK Fifth portrait by Jody Clark. Except in a slight variation it also shows the shoulders of the Queen.

In Australia it is known as the Sixth portrait because we had a "one off" portrait on a commemorative 50 cent coin in the year 2000 that was done by Vladimir Gottwald.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces12592.html

It goes like this ....

1953 UK 1st portrait was done by Mary Gillick
1953 Australian 1st portrait was done by Mary Gillick.

1966 Australian Second Portrait was done by Arnold Machin. (The poms lagged behind us on this one.)
1969 UK Second portrait was done by Arnold Machin.

1985 UK Third Portrait was done by Ralph Makleouf.
1985 Australian Third portrait was done by Ralph Makleouf.

1998 UK Fourth portrait was done by Ian Rank-Broadley.
1998 Australia Fourth portrait was done by Ian Rank-Broadley.

2000 Australian Fifth portrait was done by Vladimir Gottwald (One coin only)
Then Australia went back to using the Fourth IRB portrait until 2019.

2015 UK Fifth portrait was done by Jody Clark.

2019 Australia Sixth portrait by Jody Clark (Slight variation of the UK 5th portrait).

Also The Royal Australian Mint has just released a set of Five 12 Sided 50 cent coins that have all five different portraits used on them since 1969 but they are all dated 2019. The Gottwald one is included in the set but this time it is on a standard 50 cent coin instead of the Commemorative one mentioned above.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces168438.html

I have just finished adding the full set to Numista, the Arnold Machin one is Gold Plated.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces170410.html
If you have a look at this entry it will show you a picture of the set and lots of info about it.

Cheers Mike

The 6th Portrait (for Australia) of Queen Elizabeth II (By Jody Clark) is now available on all Australian circulated denominations for 2019.

5 cent - https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces175049.html
10 cent - https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces175050.html
20 cent - https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces175061.html
50 cent - https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces168436.html
$1 - https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces166235.html
$2 - https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces168316.html

They are starting to be found in change and they are being issued in coin swaps around the country by the Royal Australian Mint "Pop up Shops".

Cheers Mike

Here is a nice montage done by the Australian Coin Collecting blog that shows all six portraits of Queen Elizabeth used on Australian coins since 1953.



The montage is in this order of effigies from left to right ....
1st Gillick, 2nd Machin, 3rd Makleouf, 5th Gottwald, 4th Rank-Broadley & 6th Clark.

Mike

As of 2020 all coins issued by the Royal Australian Mint (& Bullion coins byThe Perth Mint) will only have the Jody Clark 6th Portrait.

In 2019 both the IRB & JC portraits were used on various coins. In some cases the same coin had two different obverses .. Here is an example ....

Bushranger $1 with IRB obverse - https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces158219.html

Bushranger $1 with JC Obverse - https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces158221.html


Cheers Mike

The portrait by Jody Clark with the shoulders has been made for use on the coins of the Crown dependencies, British Overseas Territories and countries of the Commonwealth.

The crown dependencies, British Overseas Territories and countries of the Commonwealth themselves decide if they want to use the Jody Clark portrait on their coins. They can for example decide to never introduce it on their coins, or they can in 5 years from now decide to start using it.

The Jody Clark portrait without the shoulders is for exclusive use on coins of the United Kingdom.

Cita: "brismike"​As of 2020 all coins issued by the Royal Australian Mint (& Bullion coins byThe Perth Mint) will only have the Jody Clark 6th Portrait.
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​In 2019 both the IRB & JC portraits were used on various coins. In some cases the same coin had two different obverses .. Here is an example ....
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​Bushranger $1 with IRB obverse - https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces158219.html
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​Bushranger $1 with JC Obverse - https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces158221.html
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​Cheers Mike

​Hi Mike - is there a succinct list of coin types that were minted with both the 5th and 6th portrait? TIA.

Hi Mike - is there a succinct list of coin types that were minted with both the 5th and 6th portrait? TIA.

I think you mean 4th & 6th Portraits. The 5th Portrait on Australian coins was reserved for a 50 cent circulating commemorative issued in 2000 and a couple of NCLT issues. This was the coin with the 5th Portrait.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces12592.html

This is the list of 2019 Dated Australian Coins that have both IRB (4th) & JC (6th) Portraits.

$2 Aboriginal Man
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces5213.html
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces168316.html

$1 Mob of Roos
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3148.html
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces166235.html
$1 Bushrangers
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces158219.html
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces158221.html

50c Coat of Arms
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces8327.html
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces168436.html

20c Platypus
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1702.html
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces175061.html

10c Lyrebird
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1565.html
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces175050.html

5c Echidna
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1566.html
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces175049.html

Regards Mike

Cita: "CassTaylor"​You mean this one?
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​I think it's just a one off, or at least just an Australian thing. Can't really imagine it being used in the UK, expecially since the 5th portrait just came out a few years ago on British coins.

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This portrait has only been used by the Isle of Man as well as Australia so far.

I don't think it will be used on New Zealand coins - &, frankly, I think it is pretty ugly.

Ian Rank-Broadley's obverse design had been used since 1998 in both Australia & the U.K., & since 1999 in New Zealand - & that portrait is pretty regal & captures what the Queen looks like now at the ripe age of 94.

Aidan.

Seems New Zealand is continuing to use the IRB 4th Portrait on its coins. I wonder if they will ever change it or just keep using it until Queen Elizabeth pops her clogs and Prince Charles gets to be King?

Regards Mike

I have seen an example of the New Zealand 2020 20 Cents.

It still has Ian Rank-Broadley's obverse portrait design.

Aidan.