* UNION MIT RUSSLAND UND FRANKREICH: GROSSBRITANNIEN ★ 5 PFUND 1904 2004 CROWN! FEHLER! STG STEMPELGLANZ!
* UNION WITH RUSSIA AND FRANCE: GREAT BRITAIN ★ 5 POUNDS 1904 2004 CROWN ERROR! UNC MINT LUSTRE!

"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 crown size commemorative coin seen constantly in circulation especially in pubs was dedicated to the first step to create union with Russia and France, which finally led to the First World War in Europe. The coin depicts an error, by reproducing part of an image of legendary La Semeuse sowing seeds, created by Roty. It is the prominent example of illiteracy of the artist - no sower in the world seeds against wind. The reproduction made by David Gentleman keeps this lovely absurd of Roty's fantasy.
KM#1055
UNC!!! MINT LUSTRE!
MASS 28.21 g

Lot 6018