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6 Pence - Elizabeth II 1st portrait, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Rhodesia and Nyasaland |
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| Year | 1955 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | First portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, laureate with a wreath of laurel secured by a ribbon at the nape, hair elaborately dressed and pinned, the bare-shouldered bust truncated at the base. The peripheral legend reads '+ QUEEN·ELIZABETH·THE·SECOND', engraved by Mary Gillick in a refined, naturalistic style. The design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Rhodesia and Nyasaland existed as a federation for only ten years, 1953 to 1963, before nationalist pressure and the diverging political ambitions of its three constituent territories — Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland — pulled it apart. The proof coinage issued in the federation's early years was struck at the Royal Mint in London, and the 1955 series represents one of the first opportunities collectors had to acquire proof specimens from this short-lived political experiment. Nyasaland's eventual path to independence as Malawi in 1964 rendered the entire federation coinage obsolete within a decade of striking.