There are three main types of Queen Victoria Sterling Silver Crowns, Young
Head, Jubilee Head and Old Head. It is the last type of Queen Victoria Silver
Crown dated 1895 that we are now offering you. Old head crowns are much more
difficult to find than the Jubilee Head type. The Old Head design was used from
1893-1900, after which time Queen Victoria died and her son Edward VII took
over.
These Crowns are 38mm in diameter, struck in Sterling Silver (925 fine) and
are in Very Good or better condition. We always send you the best example that
we have in stock, when your order arrives. So the earlier you order the better your
chances of getting a slightly better example.
We have only a small quantity of this 1937 George VI
Crown, this is one of only two crowns of Australia. All
are in Very Fine. If you need one, please get in as quickly as
possible. When they are gone, they are gone; there will be no
more…
Iknow it sounds strange, what with the Royal Mint issuing commemorative coins
almost daily, but the first commemorative coin for this country was the 1935
Crown. It was issued to honour the Silver Jubilee of King George V 1910-1935. There
were no other commemorative coins for this country before the 1935 Crown, although
we still don’t know about the Gothic Crown.
It has a rather unusual rendition of St. George slaying the dragon and we were the first
people to say it looked like a rocking horse. From then it rapidly became known as
‘The Rocking Horse Crown’. You must remember that this country was in depression
as was the rest of the world, so a Crown or Five Shilling piece was a lot of money at
the time.
We have some nice Extremely Fine examples of this first ever British commemorative
Crown to offer you. Extremely Fine is a very high grade and considering the
coin is now 83 years old, we think it is a winner.