Five Pounds 1937 Edward VIII (not released), Coin from United Kingdom

Five Pounds 1937 Edward VIII (not released), Coin from United Kingdom (demonetised 1971)

Coin	Five Pounds 1937 Edward VIII (not released)

None were released to the public.

Mint	Royal Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	unknown , Rarity: R6 (4 to 8 examples known)
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Obverse
Head and neck of King Edward VIII facing left; below the truncation of the neck, the designer's initials HP (for [Thomas] Humphrey Paget). Around, the monarch's legend EDWARDVS VIII D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP. (Edward the Eighth, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India).

Obverse Inscription	EDWARDVS VIII D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.

Reverse
St. George on horseback holding short sword and wearing a helmet, cape and boots, the horse rearing over dragon whose side is pierced by a broken lance, the haft of the lance is on the ground behind the horse; in exergue, the date 1937 and artist's initials B.P..

Reverse Inscription	1937

Edge		Edge Inscription	None

Notes	Not listed in Krause.

All (11) coins of type: Five Sovereigns (Pre-decimal)

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Five Pounds 1820 (Pattern)	unknown	Portrait by Benedetto Pistrucci (Laureate Head)	GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIARUM REX F: D: 1820
Five Pounds 1826 (Proof only)	150	King George IV - Bare Head	GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA 1826
Five Pounds 1831 (Pattern)	unknown	King William IV - Bare Head	GULIELMUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Five Pounds 1839 Una and the Lion	400	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIARUM REGINA F: D:
Five Pounds 1887	54,641	Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head	VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:
Five Pounds 1893	21,178	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Five Pounds 1902	42,977	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Five Pounds 1911 (Proof only)	2,812	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Five Pounds 1937 Edward VIII (not released)	unknown	King Edward VIII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VIII D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Five Pounds 1937 (Proof only)	5,501	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Five Pounds 1953 (not released)	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH II DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REGINA F: D: +

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Five Pounds 1937 Edward VIII (not released): Details

Country	United Kingdom
Currency	Pound Sterling (pre-decimal)
Coin Type	Five Sovereigns (Pre-decimal)
Issued	1937
Monarch	King Edward VIII
Effigy	King Edward VIII - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
Face Value	5 (x Pound)
Total Mintage	unknown, Rarity: R6 (4 to 8 examples known)
Current	No; demonetised 1971
Material	0.9167 Gold
Designer	Benedetto Pistrucci
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Size	36.0000 mm
Mass	39.9403 g
OCC ID	DANM-QEPY-CGWY-OJYG

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Five Pounds 1937 Edward VIII (not released): Photos

Image	Details
	Five Sovereigns 1937 King Edward VIII Copyright: Heritage Auctions Source
	Five Sovereigns 1937 King Edward VIII Copyright: Heritage Auctions Source

Five Pounds 1937 Edward VIII (not released): Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom	4063 (Proof set)

Five Pounds 1937 Edward VIII (not released), Coin from United Kingdom - detailed information