Crown 1951 Festival of Britain, Coin from United Kingdom - detailed information
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These coins were struck to commemorate the Festival of Britain. The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition which both commemorated the centenary of the Great Exhibition of 1851 and was to promote improvements in design for the post-war rebuilding of the country. The official opening was on 3 May 1951 but the exhibition was not in a single place, there were components around the country as well as touring exhibitions. The principal exhibition sites were the South Bank, London on the Thames near Waterloo Station; Poplar, East London (Architecture), Battersea Park (Festival Gardens), South Kensington (Science) and Kelvin Hall, Glasgow (Industrial Power). All coins are "Prooflike" or "Proof". | ||||||||||||
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| Royal Mint |
| Variety | Proof (Plain Edge) | |
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| Mintage | Issued: unknown (included in total) | |
| Variety | Frosted VIP Proof | |
| Mintage | Issued: unknown (included in total) | |
| Details | 30 to 50 pieces known. | |
| Variety | Matte Proof | |
| Mintage | Issued: unknown (included in total) | |
| Details | One or two known. | |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | link | |
| Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mint | ||
| Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mintage | ||
| Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | Varieties | Proof, Frosted VIP Proof, Matte Proof |
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| London Mint Office coins. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Currency | Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) |
| Coin Type | Crown (St George, CuproNickel) |
| Issued | 1951 |
| Monarch | King George VI |
| Effigy | King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget |
| Face Value | 5 (x Shilling) |
| Total Mintage | 2,003,540 (2.0 million) |
| Current | No; demonetised 1971 |
| Material | CuproNickel |
| Designer | Benedetto Pistrucci |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Size | 39.0000 mm |
| Mass | 28.2760 g |
| OCC ID | KLBR-PERR-CVKY-EMNY |
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| Catalog of Modern World Coins 1850-1964 |
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Proof Coin - Crown, Festival of Britain, George VI, Great Britain, 1951
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Source |
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Proof Coin - Crown, Festival of Britain, George VI, Great Britain, 1951
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Source |
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Coin, Great Britain, George VI, Crown, 1951
Copyright: NumisCorner.com Source |
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Coin, Great Britain, George VI, Crown, 1951
Copyright: NumisCorner.com Source |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 880 |
| Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 4111 |
| Davenport | 112A |