Information about effigy: St Edward's Crown

St Edward's Crown is named after Saint Edward the Confessor, one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England (1042 - 5 January 1066).

It has been traditionally used to crown English and British monarchs at their coronations since the 13th century (with a two-century gap between 1689 and 1911). On coinage, it is used to mark symbols related to the British monarchy - for example, to crown the monarch's monogram, or the value on some denominations.

The symbol is used mostly on coinage of the United Kingdom, but also on colonial/Commonwealth coinage as well - such as the Australian sovereign series.

St Edwards Crown on Australian $2

Australia / Two Dollars 2013 Coronation (Purple)

St Edwards Crown is the central motif of the second Australian coloured circulation coin, marking the 60th anniversary of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.