Collectible coins - Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip 1947 - 1972 Silver wedding crown

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The British decimal twenty-five pence ( 25p) coin was a commemorative denomination of sterling coinage issued in four designs between 1972 and 1981. These coins were a post- decimalisation continuation of the traditional crown, with the same value of a quarter of a pound. Uniquely in British decimal coinage, the coins do not have their value stated on them. This is because previous crowns rarely did so. The British regular issue coin closest to the coin's nominal value is the twenty pence coin. This is common practice for commemorative coins, as the Royal Mint likes to produce proof versions for collectors to buy alongside the standard version of the coin. How Many Were Minted?

Because Britain had only just completed decimalisation in 1971, it may have been sensible, with hindsight, to have shown the new decimal equivalent - 25 New Pence - on this and subsequent crown issues. The first crown-sized coin to be issued following Decimalisation Day on 15th February 1971, the denomination was updated from 5 shillings to 25 new pence. Despite being produced in their millions and being available at face value from most post offices and banks, the ordinary business strike was a Royal Mint commemorative issue and not intended for general circulation.The Platinum Wedding Anniversary 1947 Heritage Coin and Stamp Set with a silver 1972 crown – In 2017, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip celebrated their Platinum Wedding Anniversary. They were married in 1947, in the midst of post-war austerity, and no commemorative coins were issued at that time. In 1972 Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip celebrated their Silver Wedding (25th) Anniversary. They had been married in 1947 and at the time no British coin was issued to celebrate the event. However, in 1972 it was decided to celebrate their anniversary with the issue of a commemorative crown coin. Issued to commemorate the 25th wedding anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh with an issue limit of 100,000. Interestingly, this design does not feature the value of the coin on it, unlike today’s coins. Are There Any Other Versions Of The Coin?

Obverse: The standard portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Arnold Machin with the inscription D·G·REG·F·D· ELIZABETH II. All sort of rare coins and bank notes to take a look through including hard to find special 20p or 50p coins made to note special events including Royal Weddings and historic commemorations and other occasions. Obverse: A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II riding a horse, in a similar style to the 1953 crown celebrating her coronation. The inscription reads ELIZABETH·II DG·REG FD 1977. Do you have a British Crown coin Elizabeth and Philip silver wedding anniversary (1972)? Here's how to exchange it for cash: The coins were issued for commemorative purposes and were not intended for circulation, although they remain legal tender and must be accepted at Post Offices. [1] The coins weigh 28.28g (0.909ozt) and have a diameter of 38.61mm.Despite being produced in their millions and being available at face value from most post offices and banks, the ordinary business strike was a Royal Mint commemorative issue and not intended for general circulation. A dazzling range of fine rare coins up for sale to coin collectors including guineas through to old pennies. Twenty-five pence coin issues were discontinued after 1981 due to the prohibitive cost to the Royal Mint of producing such large coins with such small value. From 1990 the "crown" was revived as the commemorative five pound coin, having the same dimensions and weight but a value twenty times as great. The two can be distinguished because the five pound coin is marked with its value. This is interesting because a Crown had a face value of five shillings before decimalisation, and since the 1972 Silver Wedding crown was the first one to be minted post-decimalisation it had a face value of 25 pence instead.

On the three crowns issued between 1951 and 1960, the value "Five Shillings" appeared, but this was again omitted from the Churchill Commemorative crown of 1965. Britain had only just completed decimalisation in 1971, it may have been sensible, with hindsight, to have shown the new decimal equivalent - 25 New Pence - on this and subsequent crown issues.Philip Nathan (1941) is a sculptor and coin designer. He trained at Guildford School of Art, 1957-62, where he specialized in carving and terracotta modelling, then at the Royal Academy Schools, where he won the silver medal for sculpture. Worked for the Royal Mint as engraver and designer, between 1965 and 1968. Between 1968 and 1973 he worked at the Franklin Mint. These coins belong to Britain’s predecimal past. Their designs evoke fond memories of a time when twelve pennies made a shilling and twenty shillings made a pound. Today, having lived with decimal currency for over half a century, that coinage system seems distant, but it’s worth remembering that pounds, shillings and pence had been in use for over a thousand years. Loads of superb coins, tokens, banknotes and coin collectibles from England and Britain, from Roman England through to Queen Elizabeth II. From the introduction of the first crown in 1544, crowns did not carry a mark of value. Only briefly did crowns ever carry such a mark, the occasions being as follows, very rare Charles I Scarborough siege coinage, Commonwealth (1649 - 1660) crowns, and Charles II second issue hammered gold crowns. The value mark on all these was a letter "V", the Roman numeral for 5. Apart from these, the first time that crowns bore a denomination was from 1927, when the word "CROWN" appeared on them.

Apart from these, the first time that crowns bore a denomination was from 1927, when the word "CROWN" appeared on them.The silver crown coin of 1972 was the first British crown ever to celebrate a royal marriage or anniversary. It was also the very first crown coin of the decimal era. Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%. Get this coin The absence of an inscription denoting the face value now causes some confusion, particularly because, as from 1990, it appears to have been decided that future crowns would assume a Five Pounds face value. Reverse: The initials EP crowned and with a floral garland, with a naked figure of Eros at the centre. The inscription reads: From the introduction of the first crown in 1544, crowns did not carry a mark of value. Only briefly did crowns ever carry such a mark, the occasions being as follows, very rare Charles I Scarborough siege coinage, Commonwealth (1649 - 1660) crowns, and Charles II second issue hammered gold crowns. The value mark on all these was a letter "V", the Roman numeral for 5.