Summary

Australia
Crown (Five shillings)
1937 (AD)

Physical Description

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.

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

Significance

Crown denomination issue linked to coronation see sup file NU 5001.

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