Mary Gaskell Gillick. Half Pound: Elizabeth II (obverse); Springbok (reverse), 1953. gold, Diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.). The Norweb Collection, 1969.225. Copyrighted.

Half Pound: Elizabeth II (obverse); Springbok (reverse)

1953

Mary Gaskell Gillick

Mary Gaskell Gillick (1881–1965, London, England)

Medieval Art

Half Pound: Elizabeth II (obverse); Springbok (reverse), 1953. Mary Gaskell Gillick (1881–1965, London, England). Gold; diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.225 The springbok is a medium-sized antelope found mainly in southern and southwestern Africa.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Mary Gaskell Gillick
Classification: Coins
Formatted Medium: gold
Medium: gold
Dimensions: Diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: ELIZABETH II REGINA. Translation: Queen Elizabeth II Remark: obverse Inscription: SOUTH AFRICA 1953 SUID-AFRIKA below: £1/2 Translation: South Africa 1953 South Africa Remark: reverse
Departments: Medieval Art
Accession Number: 1969.225
Credit Line: The Norweb Collection
Exhibitions: Year in Review: 1969, <em>English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963).
Rights Statement: Copyrighted