First portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II (laureate bust) facing right, wearing a wreath. It was introduced in 1953, one year after the Queen acceded to the throne. It captures the grace and youth of the 26-year-old new Queen. Her hair is restrained by a laureate crown which is tied with ribbons at the back of her head. The Queen's shoulders are bare and the truncation follows the curve of the coin. The engraver's initials M.G. are incuse, generally faint, and are located on the raised edge found at the base of the bust.

Engraver: Mary Gillick

Depicts African fish eagle flying with fish in talons between within a monogram E and R (Elizabeth Regina / Queen), country name above, denomination below.

The African fish eagle or the African sea eagle is a large species of eagle found throughout sub-Saharan Africa wherever large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply occur. It is the national bird of Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Engraver: Thomas Humphrey Paget