1951 FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN CROWN IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX - Stunning condition and worth so much more with it's box. Coins for Collectors and The Great British Coin Hunt.

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Please note that as the items we sell are antique or vintage, most of them will have been used for the purpose that was intended. These Crowns were produced to commemorate the Festival of Britain which took place on the South Bank of the River Thames in London opening on the 4th May 1951 for five months which was literally 100 years after the Great Exhibition in London'€™s Hyde Park from May to October 1851. Crowns had been a circulating coin, and were produced regularly until 1902, the first year of Edward VII's reign. Around that time many Europeans countries had similar sized silver coins which made them good for international trade as they were essentially interchangeable. It was made of 22 carat gold ("crown gold") and has a value of five shillings (a quarter of a pound).

This was one of only two crown types issued during the reign of George VI, with the other released in 1937 to mark the king’s coronation). I have also got both the 'normal' 1960 Crown,plus an impaired example of the 'Polished Dies' 1960 Crown,which is one extremely difficult coin to find. More info on this can be found in the excellent reference work British Silver Coins from 1816, by Peter Davis. net/10079/bibid/12995827 Classification: Three-Dimensional Artifacts Notes: The coin is accompanied by a small printed sheet: "Festival of Britain crown piece. These Prooflike Crowns are difficult to get and it has taken us some time to put this little group together.

We take intellectual property concerns very seriously, but many of these problems can be resolved directly by the parties involved. This coin was not included in demonetization legislation when decimalization was introduced in 1971. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

I acquired a couple when the person in line ahead of me could not get the cashier in a grocers to accept 2 silver dollars for a purchase. It was organised by the government to give the British a feeling of recovery in the aftermath of war and to promote the British contribution to science, technology, industrial design, architecture and the arts. Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places. There were four variants: A standard but 'proof-like' crown; a Frosted VIP proof; a Matt proof; and a plain edge proof.However, for non-bullion items, should you be unhappy with your purchase or it is in any way not as described we will accept refunds within 14 days of you receiving your item(s). The 1947 and the 1948 issues had the normal legend on the coins, but in 1947 India became independent and so that in 1949 changed that legend. In 1951 for the Festival of Britain the Royal Mint issued a crown under King George VI for the Festival of Britain.