Obverse
Second crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Lettering: D·G·REG·F·D·1971 ELIZABETH·II

Engraver: Arnold Machin

Reverse
A crowned portcullis with chains (an adaptation of the Badge of Henry VII which is now the Badge of the Palace of Westminster) and the facial value

Lettering:
NEW PENNY
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