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Poll: Your favourite Elizabeth II portrait?

Your favourite portrait of Elizabeth II  

28 members have voted

  1. 1. Your favourite portrait of Elizabeth II

    • Mary Gillick
      12
    • Arnold Machin
      5
    • Raphael Maklouf
      6
    • Ian Rank-Broadley
      2
    • Jody Clark
      3


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Or none of thr above :D

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I don't mind the latest although I didn't vote for it.

I wonder if her majesty will look younger the more we (or rather you lot) rub her up a bit.

Those wrinkles might be the first to go.......

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Or none of thr above :D

Not an option :P You may interpret the poll as "which do you dislike the least?"

I don't mind the latest although I didn't vote for it.

I wonder if her majesty will look younger the more we (or rather you lot) rub her up a bit.

Those wrinkles might be the first to go.......

Rub her up a bit eh. I hope not.

I'm undecided on the new design I guess if this poll was carried out in 1998 the same reservations would have been had about the IRB design.

Gillick the clear winner up to now, the youngest and only predecimal portrait what could be expected :P but she didn't do a wonderful job as Cecil Thomas (whose own design lost out to Gillick's), by all accounts a bit of a genius with the sculptor's knife in hand, had to re-touch the thing for coins issued 1954 onwards. So I'm stuck.

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lcwyon :-)

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I actually quite like the new one, so I voted for that.

The Gillick, I have fond memories of, but the relief - or rather definition - was always quite poor and so I just couldn't vote for it.

The Machin, I do like, simply because it shows more than just the head, but was it much of a likeness of the Queen back in 1965 when it was first used?

The Maklouf, my least favourite, it looked younger than the Queen did back in 1985. Fairly utilitarian and bland portrait.

The Rank Broadley was a vast improvement as it actually looked like the Queen and up until this new one was probably the most lifelike of any of the Queen's previous portraits.

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Hi Mathew

Great to see you posting again.

I also like the latest obverse.

It is life like for a lady in her 80's she is still regal and a credit to the Commonwealth.

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It's nice to be back once more.

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Mary Gillick, primarily because I rather do like finding those portraits in my change - ie Canada cents and five cent coins and occasionally even a spare silver 10c coin.

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I wonder if she's had more portraits now than Victoria?

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I wonder if she's had more portraits now than Victoria?

It depends on the criteria I suppose. If you consider the differing overseas varieties (like Canada), or are taking all the commem portraits into consideration as well then probably.

With regards to the UK regular issues only - The two monarchs now tie.

Queen Victoria Regular issues

Young Head 1838-1887

Gothic/Godless Head 1847-1887

Bun Head 1860-1895

Jubilee Head 1887-1893

Old Head 1893-1901

Elizabeth II Regular issues

Gillick Head 1953-1970

Machin Head 1968-1984

Maklouf Head 1985-1997

Broadley Head 1998-2015

Clarke Head 2015-

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I wonder if she's had more portraits now than Victoria?

It depends on the criteria I suppose. If you consider the differing overseas varieties (like Canada), or are taking all the commem portraits into consideration as well then probably.

With regards to the UK regular issues only - The two monarchs now tie.

Queen Victoria Regular issues

Young Head 1838-1887

Gothic/Godless Head 1847-1887

Bun Head 1860-1895

Jubilee Head 1887-1893

Old Head 1893-1901

Elizabeth II Regular issues

Gillick Head 1953-1970

Machin Head 1968-1984

Maklouf Head 1985-1997

Broadley Head 1998-2015

Clarke Head 2015-

True, although judging from the Victorian bun series I'd say that Victoria has been more touched up and made over than Liz has.

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They've both got a long LONG way to go to beat Elizabeth I and Charles I for portrait styles and types! :)

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They've both got a long LONG way to go to beat Elizabeth I and Charles I for portrait styles and types! :)

Or Edward I for that matter! ;)

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They've both got a long LONG way to go to beat Elizabeth I and Charles I for portrait styles and types! :)

Or Edward I for that matter! ;)

There's a lot to be said for the William IV series.

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King Charles III will likely only have a single portrait.

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There's a lot to be said for the William IV series.

I actually really like the William IV series, the William IV portrait is also another (often overlooked) Wyon creation.

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