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1951 CuproNickel Crown Festival of Britain Prooflike NGC PL 63 #6296889-005
PL 63 | UNITED KINGDOM. George VI, 1936-52.
CuproNickel crown, 1951. Royal Mint. Prooflike.
Struck to commemorate the Festival of Britain. The Festival of Britain was a series of exhibitions held nation wide, commemorating on the one hand the centenary of the Great Exhibition of 1851 and on the other promoting the improvements in design for the post-war rebuilding of the country. The official opening was on 3 May 1951. 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).
Bare head of King George VI facing left; denomination below; around above, GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D:. Design by Thomas Humphrey Paget. / St George rearing right, dragon below; date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge inscribed; MDCCCLI CIVIUM INDUSTRIA FLORET CIVITAS MCMLI.
In secure plastic holder, graded NGC PL 63, certification number 6296889-005.
NGC Census in this grade: 168.
NGC Census in higher grade: 341
Total NGC Census: 609
Reference: S-4111; KM-880; Dav-112A
Mintage: 2,003,540.
Diameter: 39 mm.
Weight: 28.276 g.
Composition: CuproNickel.
PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.
PL 63 | UNITED KINGDOM. George VI, 1936-52.
CuproNickel crown, 1951. Royal Mint. Prooflike.
Struck to commemorate the Festival of Britain. The Festival of Britain was a series of exhibitions held nation wide, commemorating on the one hand the centenary of the Great Exhibition of 1851 and on the other promoting the improvements in design for the post-war rebuilding of the country. The official opening was on 3 May 1951. 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).
Bare head of King George VI facing left; denomination below; around above, GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D:. Design by Thomas Humphrey Paget. / St George rearing right, dragon below; date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge inscribed; MDCCCLI CIVIUM INDUSTRIA FLORET CIVITAS MCMLI.
In secure plastic holder, graded NGC PL 63, certification number 6296889-005.
NGC Census in this grade: 168.
NGC Census in higher grade: 341
Total NGC Census: 609
Reference: S-4111; KM-880; Dav-112A
Mintage: 2,003,540.
Diameter: 39 mm.
Weight: 28.276 g.
Composition: CuproNickel.
PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.