The Prince Of Wales And Lady Diana Spencer Commemorative crown coin from 1981

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If you want to learn more about the coin, including the much rarer silver proof version, then keep reading. What Is A Crown Coin? Stuart Leslie Devlin, AO, CMG is a significant contemporary gold and silversmith. Australian-born, he has designed coins for countries around the world, and became especially well known as London-based designer of gold and silver collector's items in the 1970s and 80s.

Obverse: The standard portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Arnold Machin with the inscription D·G·REG·F·D· ELIZABETH II.Reverse: A portrait of the Queen Mother surrounded by a radiating pattern of bows and lions, a pun on her maiden name Bowes-Lyon. The inscription reads: QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER AUGUST 4th 1980. The reverse was designed by Professor Richard Guyatt.

Figure 1: the unimpaired 1981 50c commemorating the marriage of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. A limited-edition collectors set was released which featured the silver-proof Charles and Diana coin alongside a 22 carat 1981 gold-proof sovereign. Originally used primarily as a form of currency, it eventually became more well known for commemorating events and as such became more collectable. Although still technically legal tender to this day, it does not make much sense to use them in shops as they are worth much more to collectors. The couple went on to have 2 children, Prince William and Harry, before separating in 1992 and eventually divorcing in 1996. Princess Diana was a very popular figure and was well received by the media for her charitable work. The silver proof version had a mintage of 218,000, which is significantly lower than the regular version.On July 29th 1981 His Royal Highness, Charles the Prince of Wales married Lady Diana Spencer at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. This article discusses the Australian 50c coins that were minted to commemorate this marriage and looks at two flawed coins that in some ways mirror what was a flawed and ultimately tragic union.

Reverse: The initials EP crowned and with a floral garland, with a naked figure of Eros at the centre. The inscription reads: Obverse: A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II riding a horse, in a similar style to the 1953 crown celebrating her coronation. The inscription reads ELIZABETH·II DG·REG FD 1977.To briefly summarise a Crown is a coin that was minted between 1707 and 1965 as the British Crown and between 1526 and 1707 as the English Crown with a value of 25 pence in today’s money. As with many important events and occasions, the Royal Mint issued a commemorative coin to mark the wedding, in the form of a crown – the usual denomination. In fact, they also issued a special commemorative two-coin proof set, but let’s deal with the standard issue example first. What is a crown, and why is it used for commemorative coins? What is a Crown? Do you have a British Crown coin Charles and Diana royal wedding (1981)? Here's how to exchange it for cash:

Due to industrial issues at the Royal Australian Mint affecting production of coins the RAM announced that to celebrate the royal marriage of Charles and Dianna the Royal Mint in Wales was to strike a commemorative 50c coin to circulate in Australia. The coin was not included in the 1981 UNC or Proof Sets. To celebrate the Silver wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In 1989 The RAM issued a stunning re-strike of the coin in the "Masterpieces in Silver Set" for that year. However it had the Raphael David Maklouf 3rd Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the Obverse. See also The obverse features Arnold Machin’s third portrait of Queen Elizabeth II with the inscription ‘ELIZABETH II D · G · REG · F · D ·’. How Rare Is The Charles And Diana Crown? Philip Nathan (1941) is a sculptor and coin designer. He trained at Guildford School of Art, 1957-62, where he specialized in carving and terracotta modelling, then at the Royal Academy Schools, where he won the silver medal for sculpture. Worked for the Royal Mint as engraver and designer, between 1965 and 1968. Between 1968 and 1973 he worked at the Franklin Mint.

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However, on Sunday May 31st 1981 the then Treasurer, John Howard announced that a 50c coin would be minted to commemorate the Royal Wedding. Problems due to an on-going industrial dispute being experienced by the Royal Australian Mint at the time meant the coin would be minted in the United Kingdom or Canada. The new coin would bear jugate portraits of Charles and Diana on the reverse designed and sculpted by that doyen of Australian decimal coin design, Stuart Devlin. In 1981 H.R.H Prince Charles, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, married Lady Diana Frances Spencer making her the Princess of Wales. Gold investment products are VAT free. Silver investment products are inclusive of VAT at the current rate unless otherwise stated.