![]() 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 traditionally been used to crown English and British monarchs at their coronations since the 13th century (with a two-century gap between 1689 and 1911). The Tudor Crown, also known as Henry VIII's Crown, was the state crown of English monarchs from around the time of King Henry VIII until it was destroyed during the Civil War in 1649. It was described by the art historian Sir Roy Strong as "a masterpiece of early Tudor jeweller's art", and its form has been compared to the crown of the Holy Roman Empire. The heraldic depictions of the Royal Crown have undergone many changes in their form and enrichment, and have alternated between representing St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown. On coinage, the royal crown 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 (British Empire) and Commonwealth coinage as well - such as the Australian sovereign series. It first appeared on the Crown of the Double Rose coin introduced during the reign of King Henry VIII in 1526. The actual crown began to assume its present form in the reign of King Henry V. Henry V's crown consisted of a jewelled circlet heightened by four crosses pattée alternating with eight fleurs-de-lis in pairs, and two arches springing from behind the crosses and supporting at the top a mound and cross (similar to an orb). In some reigns additional arches were used, and the number of crosses pattée and fleurs-de-lis was varied. By the reign of King Charles I the royal crown was depicted similarly to the Tudor crown which had four crosses pattée alternating with four fleurs-de-lis, and also four arches rising almost to a point, the arches being studded with pearls. After the restoration of the monarchy, King Charles II based the royal crown on the new St Edward's Crown, which had four crosses pattée alternating with four fleurs-de-lis, but the number of arches was reduced to two and the curvature of the arches being depressed at the point of intersection. On this pattern the royal crown was depicted until the second half of the reign of Queen Victoria. While various crown symbols had been used for this purpose for many years previously, in 1880 after Queen Victoria became Empress of India it was felt that the heraldic crown should be given an imperial form (it was now the Imperial Crown), and this was effected by making the arches semi-circular joined at the top with the mound and cross. The new design was never intended to represent any actual physical crown and its depiction was never officially standardised at the time, although in shape it bears a close resemblance to both the Imperial State Crown and the small diamond crown of Queen Victoria. As a result of this change the depiction of the crown was very much "at the mercy" of the artist and many variants emerged. After the accession of King Edward VII the War Office raised the issue of a standardised design for use by the army. The king decided on the "Tudor" or "imperial" crown design, and henceforth only this depiction of the crown was used. In 1952 Queen Elizabeth II requested the design be replaced with a representation of the St Edward's Crown which she wore at her coronation. Many, though not all, of the derived designs around the world were updated to match. Maundy coinage for example was not updated, and continued with the 1880 design depicting the Tudor crown (rounded on top, without the depressions of St Edward's crown). Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the design of King Charles III's royal cypher was announced on 27 September 2022, which featured the Tudor crown rather than the St Edward’s Crown. According to the College of Arms, this depiction would henceforth be used in representations of the Royal Arms, badges and military uniforms. It is also represented on coinage depicting the King's royal cypher, and features on his crowned effigy. |
![]() 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. |
Coin Name | Reverse | Obverse | Details |
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Twopence 1861 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Penny 1861 (Maundy) |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Threepence 1861 (Circulating) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 3,299,208 |
Fourpence 1861 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Threepence 1861 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Australian Half Sovereign 1862 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Sydney Mint Mintage: 210,000 |
Australian Sovereign 1862 |
Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Sydney Mint Mintage: 2,477,500 |
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Fourpence 1862 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Threepence 1862 (Circulating) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,160,808 |
Three Halfpence 1862 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 256,000 |
Twopence 1862 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Penny 1862 (Maundy) |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Sixpence 1862 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 990,000 |
Shilling 1862 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 954,360 |
Threepence 1862 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Australian Sovereign 1863 |
Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Sydney Mint Mintage: 1,255,500 |
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Australian Half Sovereign 1863 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Sydney Mint Mintage: 150,000 |
Fourpence 1863 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
Shilling 1863 | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 859,320 |
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Threepence 1863 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Sixpence 1863 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 491,040 |
Threepence 1863 (Circulating) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 954,488 |
Penny 1863 (Maundy) |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Twopence 1863 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Australian Half Sovereign 1864 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Sydney Mint Mintage: 141,000 |
Australian Sovereign 1864 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Sydney Mint Mintage: 2,698,500 |
Sixpence 1864 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,253,040 |
Twopence 1864 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Penny 1864 (Maundy) |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Fourpence 1864 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Threepence 1864 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Threepence 1864 (Circulating) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,335,048 |
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Australian Half Sovereign 1865 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Sydney Mint Mintage: 62,000 |
Australian Sovereign 1865 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Sydney Mint Mintage: 2,130,500 |
Threepence 1865 (Circulating) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,746,888 |
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Fourpence 1865 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Twopence 1865 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Sixpence 1865 | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,631,520 |
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Shilling 1865 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 5,619,240 |
Threepence 1865 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Penny 1865 (Maundy) |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Australian Half Sovereign 1866 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Sydney Mint Mintage: 154,000 |
Australian Sovereign 1866 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Sydney Mint Mintage: 2,911,000 |
Shilling 1866 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,989,600 |
Sixpence 1866 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 5,140,080 |
Threepence 1866 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Penny 1866 (Maundy) |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Threepence 1866 (Circulating) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,905,288 |
Twopence 1866 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Fourpence 1866 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Australian Sovereign 1867 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Sydney Mint Mintage: 2,370,000 |
Twopence 1867 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Threepence 1867 (Circulating) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 717,288 |
Penny 1867 (Maundy) |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Sixpence 1867 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,362,240 |
Shilling 1867 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 2,166,120 |
Fourpence 1867 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Threepence 1867 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
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Australian Sovereign 1868 |
Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Sydney Mint Mintage: 2,319,000 |
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Half Farthing 1868 (Proof only) | ![]() |
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Material: Copper Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Sixpence 1868 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,069,200 |
Threepence 1868 (Circulating) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,461,768 |
Penny 1868 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
Shilling 1868 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 3,330,360 |
Threepence 1868 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
Fourpence 1868 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
Twopence 1868 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,158 |
Fourpence 1869 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,488 |
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Twopence 1869 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,488 |
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Threepence 1869 (Circulating) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Threepence 1869 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,488 |
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Sixpence 1869 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 388,080 |
Penny 1869 (Maundy) |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,488 |
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Shilling 1869 | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 736,560 |
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Australian Sovereign 1870 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Sydney Mint Mintage: 1,220,000 |
Fourpence 1870 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,569 |
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Sixpence 1870 | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 479,613 |
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Twopence 1870 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,569 |
Threepence 1870 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,569 |
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Penny 1870 (Maundy) |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,569 |
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Shilling 1870 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,467,471 |
Three Halfpence 1870 (Proof only) |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
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Threepence 1870 (Circulating) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,287,796 |
Penny 1871 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,627 |
Sixpence 1871 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 3,662,684 |
Fourpence 1871 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,627 |
Shilling 1871 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,910,010 |
Twopence 1871 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,627 |
Threepence 1871 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,627 |
Threepence 1871 (Circulating) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,004,121 |
Shilling 1872 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 8,897,781 |
Threepence 1872 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,119 |
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Threepence 1872 (Circulating) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,297,759 |
Twopence 1872 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,119 |
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Penny 1872 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,119 |
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Fourpence 1872 (Maundy) | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,119 |
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Sixpence 1872 | ![]() |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 3,382,049 |
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Shilling 1873 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 6,589,598 |
Twopence 1873 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,162 |
Fourpence 1873 (Maundy) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,162 |
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