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coins. The coin will be in
legal tender in the United Kingdom and can be used on its face
value, though the coins typically sell for more than their face
value.
It laid out that the obverse of the coin will carry an effigy
of The Queen with the inscription “ELIZABETH · II · D · G · REG · F
· D · 2014”, and the reverse will have the four Quarterings of
the Royal Arms, each contained in a shield and arranged in saltire
with a rose, a thistle, a sprig of shamrock and a leek, therefore
representing the four nations of the UK. In the centre of the coin
will be a depiction of the Crown and in the base the date of the
year.
Prince George will celebrate his first birthday on 22nd July.
Last year, The Queen commissioned the first ever a Royal
Christening coins. Additionally, the Royal Mint gave away 2,013
silver pennies to babies born on the same day as the 3rd in line to
the throne.
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