The Queen of about Ten Billion or so Faces
Since her coronation in 1953, Queen Elizabeth the Second has gone through a lot of makeovers on the coins used by her subjects. After a bit of searching, here are some of the designs that I could find:
And the newest design:
“Hey… Is That Me?” Living People on U.S. Coins
Law prohibits any living person from being portrayed on a U.S. coins. So, naturally, there are people that have broken this rule. Five, to be exact…
1. Governor T.E. Kilby, Alabama Centennial Half Dollar
He’s the guy on the right.
2. President Calvin Coolidge, U.S. Independence Sesquicentennial Half Dollar
Also the guy on the right.
3. Senator Carter Glass, Lynchburg VA Centennial Half Dollar
He appeared here, even though he really didn’t want to.
4. Senator Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas Centennial Half Dollar
This was actually the second design of this coin produced. The first featured two Native Americans.
5. Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics Silver Dollar
The only (current) modern example of a living person on a coin.
