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Proof Coin - Crown (5 Shillings), Australia, 1937
Reg. No: NU 4646
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- Summary:
- Australia
Crown 1937
Proof strike
Mint: Melbourne
The mint records state that 105 proof 1937 crowns were manufactured. - Description:
- A silver coin (38 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a bare head of George VI facing left; around, GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP: ; below the head in small lettering the artist's initials HP. The reverse features the Imperial crown with the date 1937 below; around above, COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA; around below, . ONE CROWN .
The artist's initials K.G are in small letters in the field at the bottom right of the crown. - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, 1978
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 38.5 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 28.26 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | celebrations, king george vi coronation 1936, royal coronations |
| Themes this item is part of: | George Kruger Gray, Designer, Painter & Medallist (1880-1943), Numismatics & Philately Collection, HRH George VI (1895-1952), Melbourne Mint, Medal Makers, Victoria, Australia, Thomas Humphrey Paget, Medallist (1893-1974), Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint, Closure of Melbourne Mint, Melbourne Mint during World War II, Establishment of Melbourne Mint, 1872, Melbourne Mint |
| Primary Classification: | COINS |
| Secondary Classification: | Australia |
| Tertiary Classification: | proof strikes |
| Series: | Pre-decimal |
| DateEra: | 1937 AD |
| Denomination: | Crown (5 Shillings) |
| Obverse Description: | Bare head of George VI facing left; around, GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP: ; below the head in small lettering the artist's initials HP. |
| Reverse Description: | At centre the Imperial crown with the date 1937 below; around above, COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA; around below, . ONE CROWN . The artist's initials K.G are in small letters in the field at the bottom right of the crown. |
| Edge Description: | Milled |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP: Reverse: COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 1937 ONE CROWN |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Silver |
| Issued By: | HM George VI, Australia |
| Mint: | Melbourne (Mint) |
| Artist: | Thomas Paget - Royal Mint, London |
| Artist: | George Gray - Royal Mint, London |
| References: | Verheyen, T. Vincent. Henry George Williams; a pioneer in the commercialization of Australia's Predecimal proof coinage. Australasian Coin and Banknote Review (check) Vol 11 No. 11 Dec 2008. |
Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
- George Kruger Gray, Designer, Painter & Medallist (1880-1943)
- Numismatics & Philately Collection
- HRH George VI (1895-1952)
- Melbourne Mint, Medal Makers, Victoria, Australia
- Thomas Humphrey Paget, Medallist (1893-1974)
- Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint
- Closure of Melbourne Mint
- Melbourne Mint during World War II
- Establishment of Melbourne Mint, 1872
- Melbourne Mint
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