| Date of Original Sculpture: | 1966 |
| Sculptor: | Arnold Machin |
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In 1964 Arnold Machin was chosen to design a portrait of her Majesty, to be used on British decimal coins. The effigy was completed in 1966 and subsequently appeared on coins of Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. A similar design was used on Great Britain's definitive postage stamps for many years; a series which became known as the 'Machin definitives'. The Machin portrait had never been used on a banknote until Bermuda issued their new series of banknotes in 2009. The series is designed in vertical format and the Machin portrait of Queen Elizabeth appears as a small image at the bottom left on each denomination. The image was re-worked by the designers at De La Rue to suit the banknote, with the lines of the engraving being opened up. |
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© Peter Symes 2009
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