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  2. historianruby.com › 2018/04/01 › royal-ciphers-onRoyal Ciphers on Postboxes: a Brief Guide – HistorianRuby: An ...

    Apr 1, 2018 · VR stands for Victoria Regina, regina being latin for queen, denoting that Queen Victoria was monarch when the box was installed. The cipher is the easiest way to approximately date a post box as you can link it to the monarch on throne at the time of casting and installation.

  3. www.harpersbazaar.com › celebrity › latestWhy Queen Elizbeth II Signs Her Name as "Elizabeth R"

    Mar 14, 2019 · A portrait of Queen Victoria with her signature, circa 1838, However, there were some exceptions. "When Victoria became Empress of India, she signed as 'Victoria RI' (Rex Imperator) and the...

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  4. inews.co.uk › news › regina-rex-what-mean-meaning-erWhat regina and rex mean, and the ER and CR royal cyphers ...

    • What Is A Royal Cypher?
    • What Do Rex and Regina Mean?
    • What Happens to Coins and Banknotes?

    A royal cypher is a monogram or monogram-like device of a country’s reigning sovereign, typically consisting of the initials of the monarch’s name and title. The monogram is sometimes interwoven and often surmounted by a crown. The cypher was previously ER or EIIR for Queen Elizabeth II, and it will now be CR or CIIIR, meaning King Charles III. The...

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    In the system used by Commonwealth countries, the title is abbreviated as ‘R’ for ‘rex’ or ‘regina’. Rex is Latin for “king” and reginais Latin for “queen”. Previously, ‘I’ stood for ‘imperator’ or ‘imperatrix’ (Latin for “emperor” and “empress”) when used in an Empire. The move from Queen to King will also require the wording to change on British ...

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    Coins featuring the new King will show him facing to the left, while Elizabeth II’s effigy faces to the right. It is a tradition from the 17th century to alternate the way successive monarchs are facing. New coins and notes will need to be designed and minted or printed, but are not likely to appear in general circulation for some time. The Royal M...

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  6. timesofmalta.com › article › victoria-regina-etVictoria Regina et Imperatrix – 200 years from her birth

    Victoria Regina et Imperatrix – 200 years from her birth. At 4.14am on May 24, 1819, at Kensington Palace on the outskirts of London, a little girl called Alexandrina Victoria was born, the...

  7. www.33rdsquare.com › what-does-the-r-stand-for-inWhat does the R stand for in the Queen? - 33rd Square

    Nov 14, 2023 · But it was Queen Victoria who truly advanced the royal cypher in the 19th century. She introduced the Latin ‘R’ for ‘Regina’ meaning ‘Queen’ and popularised putting cyphers on public property like post boxes and police uniforms.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Victoria_ReginaVictoria Regina - Wikipedia

    Victoria Regina or variation, may also refer to: Victoria Regina (or Victoria R.), a latinate form of address for queens named Victoria, see Queen Victoria (disambiguation) Victoria Regina (play), a 1934 stageplay by Laurence Housman about Queen Victoria.

  9. www.encyclopedia.com › victoria-reginaVictoria Regina - Encyclopedia.com

    Victoria Regina ★★ 1961. In a succession of vignettes, the life of Queen Victoria is viewed, from her ascension to the throne of England in 1837 through the celebration of her Diamond Jubilee. A presentation from “George Schaefer's Showcase Theatre.” 76m/C VHS.