The British Royal Mint has announced that it will update its coinage with a brand new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. A new coin was unveiled at a ceremony at London’s National Portrait Gallery this week. It is the fifth coin portrait of the Queen to be created during her 63-year reign and the first update since 1998. It’s always fascinating to examine the artistry that goes into any country’s currency, and it’s especially illuminating to consider the changing standards that accompany the reign of the 88-year-old monarch, who ascended the throne in 1952. The changing of the coin maintains a time-honored tradition of updating the…
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