How Many Countries Coins Has Queen Elizabeth II Been On?

I love the listing, I'm going to have to check and see what I've got. How about taking this thread and going into all countries with George VI, Edward VIII, George V, Edward VII, Victoria (were earlier monarchs on non GB coins?). I've always been a British territories kind of guy, in coins, stamps, and banknotes.

Coins with portaits were used in the following parts of the British Empire,

George VI
Standard Portrait - UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South africa
Commonwealth portrait - British Honduras, British Guyana, British West Africa, Ceylon, Cyprus, East Africa, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Jersey, Malaya, Mauritius, Newfoundland, Seychelles, Southern Rhodesia

George V
Standard portrait - UK
Commonwealth portrait - Australia, British Honduras, British Guyana, British West Africa, Canada, Ceylon, Cyprus, East Africa, India, Jamaica, Jersey, Mauritius, Newfoundland, Sailana, South Africa, Straits Settlements
Modified commonwealth portrait - Fiji, Mauritius, New Zealand, Southern Rhodesia

Edward VII
Standard portrait - UK, India, Sailana
Commonwealth portrait - Australia, British Guyana, British Honduras, Canada, Ceylon, Cyprus, East Africa, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Jersey, Newfoundland, Straits Settlements.

Victoria (too many different portraits here to easily split)
UK, Cyprus, Alwar, Bikanir, Dewas, Dhar, Hong Kong, India, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Australia (Gold issues only), India, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Jersey, British Guyana, British Honduras, Canada, Ceylon, Cyprus, East Africa, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Jersey, Mauritius, Prince Edward Island, Straits Settlements, Newfoundland

William IV
UK, Essequibo & Demerary, India, Hannover

George IV
UK, Ceylon, Essequibo & Demerary, Hannover

George III
UK, Bahamas, Bermuda, Ceylon, Essequibo & Demerary, Gold Coast, Hannover, Ireland, Isle of Man

George II
UK, Hannover, Ireland

George I
UK, Hannover, Ireland

As they said and say... the sun never set on the British Empire (now Commonwealth)

I always find mad wee coins from the Empire, usually given to me by relatives (my family have always been a military one)... and every one of them gets me hitting the books to find out the history of the place!

I did some research for a question I was asked on another forum so I already had the list.

I do have a few coin books that cover the general area but most of this was sourced from Krause. I also completely forgot about the early American states... there are probably others too which may have been overlooked.
I concentrated on portraits, so Kutch (Indian state) and New Guinea which only used legends are missing also.

I got this new Cook Isl. set today. While I'm OK with the reverse design


I totally don't like the obverse. They made queen's head too small, and the field looks just empty. In general, I think, a lot of modern coins are becoming cheapy touristy items.

usagigoya, do you have this one on your list?

Sorry, I'm still on this subject. I found a nice description on the Royal British Mint's site with visuals for people who may not be familiar with the images. Of course it talks only about the UK coinage.

There have been four portraits of the Queen on the circulating coins of the United Kingdom.




The first coinage portrait of Her Majesty was a portrait by Mary Gillick adopted for the earliest coins in her reign and issued from 1953. This portrait shows the Queen wearing a wreath.

For the decimal coins of 1968 a fresh portrait was adopted by Arnold Machin OBE,RA. The Queen is seen wearing the tiara given as a wedding present from her grandmother Queen Mary.

The third change in portrait was by Raphael Maklouf FRSA. The design shows the Queen with the Royal Diadem which she wears on her way to and from the State Opening of Parliament.

The portrait introduced in 1998 is the work of sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS, FSNAD. It is only the fourth portrait of Her Majesty the Queen to appear on coins of her long reign. Her Majesty is wearing the tiara which was used in an earlier coinage portrait by Arnold Machin.
The Queen continues to be shown facing right, in accordance with a tradition dating back to the seventeenth century, where successive monarchs face in alternative directions on the coinage.


Now I have a question (maybe Sap knows, it's about his neighbors):

Why did New Zealand abandon it's original design they had on dollar coins, 1979 - 1982, and returned to the Machin's effigy?

The small channel Island of Alderney has issued commemorative coins with HM the Queen see link http://www.alderney.gov.gg/coins/20...0th-Birthday

Gibralter also issues coins and banknotes with her portrait