* KRONE: GROSSBRITANNIEN ★ 5 PFUNDE 1953-1993 STG STEMPELGLANZ! ELISABETH II. (1953-2022) * CROWN: UNITED KINGDOM ★ GREAT BRITAIN ★

* KRONE: GROSSBRITANNIEN ★ 5 PFUNDE 1953-1993 STG STEMPELGLANZ! ELISABETH II. (1953-2022)
* CROWN: UNITED KINGDOM ★ 5 POUNDS 1953-1993 UNC MINT LUSTRE! ELIZABETH II (1953-2022)

"By 1990 inflation had meant that to issue a large coin at 25p would result in a large portion of the income being taken up in minting the coin, and the purchasing power of the first commemorative crown of 1935 was well over ten times that of 25p in 1990. As a result it was decided that future issues of crown sized coins would have a face value of five pounds.



"It is a misnomer to call them crowns, however, as the crown has been five shillings since 1551. They are correctly referred to as crown-sized coins." (From 'Coins of the UK' by Tony Clayton).



Interesting large coin in lovely condition dedicated 40th anniversary of coronation of Elizabeth II (1926-2022). The coin depicts St Edward's Crown and 40 trumpets on the Rev. as sign of quantity of years.
KM#965
UNC!!! MINT LUSTRE!
MASS 28.50 g

Lot 5012