Poll: Your favourite Elizabeth II portrait?

[damian1986 142]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02l42vl/p02l43mm

[azda 979]

Or none of thr above

[Garrett 76]

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.......

[damian1986 142]

Or none of thr above

Not an option 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 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.

[Prax 80]

lcwyon :-)

[damian1986 142]

lcwyon :-)

Wasn't a patch on wwyon

[Sylvester 15]

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.

[Peter 615]

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.

[Sylvester 15]

It's nice to be back once more.

[scottishmoney 36]

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.

[Debbie 58]

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

[Sylvester 15]

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-

[DaveG38 408]

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.

[Coinery 1,157]

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

[Sylvester 15]

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!

[DaveG38 408]

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.

[scottishmoney 36]

King Charles III will likely only have a single portrait.

[Paulus 1,975]

If there is one

[Sylvester 15]

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.