Oldest coin depicting a currently living person?

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Cerulean
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What's the oldest coin with a portrait of a currently living person?

 

Some candidates:

 

Queen Margrethe of Denmark:

N#1416

 

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden:

N#1513

 

Former King Juan Carlos I of Spain:

N#787

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Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei  1968

N#12105

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According to THIS wiki page rsirian1 is right

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It seems that Falklands and Gibraltar didn't have the custom to celebrate royal babies on commemorative coins back then.

 

But, considering that Prince George of Wales first appeared on coins when he was 2 years old, he may be a serious future contender.

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Cerulean

What's the oldest coin with a portrait of a currently living person?

 

Some candidates:

 

Queen Margrethe of Denmark:

N#1416

 

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden:

N#1513

 

Former King Juan Carlos I of Spain:

N#787

Margaret is the best candidate,

she appears first on a 2 Kroner commemorative coin 1958 celebrating her 18th birthday.

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N#14546 

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