The Queen is looking happy. And in millions of pockets and purses and piggy banks, she will continue to do so for the rest of her reign.
The new portrait to appear on British coins was unveiled yesterday. It might show the Queen looking somewhat older and more lined, but also shows a warmer, less stern monarch than the version of the past 17 years.
It is the work of Jody Clark, 34, the youngest engraver to have created an image of the Queen on UK coins during her 63-year reign.
“I wanted to have a bit more of a warmer expression,” said Mr Clark, from Bowness-on-Windermere. “I just thought that was fitting.
“This is probably a final portrait. It’s quite nice to have one