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2 unusual facts about Raphael Maklouf


George IV State Diadem

It has featured in many portraits of the Queen, including one painted by Lucian Freud in 2001, and one by Raphael Maklouf that appears on Commonwealth coinage and on British Machin series stamps.

Raphael Maklouf

He is additionally known for his sculptural design representing the fifteen Stations of the Cross in Brentwood Cathedral.


Australian twenty-cent coin

Three different obverses have so far been used; 1966 to 1984 the head of Queen Elizabeth II by Arnold Machin; between 1985 and 1998 the head by Raphael Maklouf; and since 1999 the head by Ian Rank-Broadley.


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Australian two-dollar coin

From 1988 to 1998 the portrait of her was by ( Raphael Maklouf ) before being replaced in the following year by one sculpted by Ian Rank-Broadley.