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Official 1953 Crown coin, released by The Royal Mint to celebrate the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey.
1953 Crowns feature a special equestrian portrait of the Queen by Gilbert Ledward. British monarchs are seldom shown on horseback on their coinage, making this obverse unusual. This is paired with a royal shields and national flowers reverse by Edgar Fuller and Cecil Thomas.
The reverse of these Crowns features four shields bearing the coats of arms of the constituent nations of the United Kingdom, with national flowers between and a crown in the centre, the date (1953) hidden in the Welsh leek.
Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a military uniform, mounted on a horse facing left with 'FIVE SHILLINGS' below and 'ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · BRITT OMN · REGINA · FIDEI · DEFENSOR' around. Designer: Gilbert Ledward.
The edge of the 1953 Coronation Crowns reads 'FAITH AND TRUTH I WILL BEAR UNTO YOU +', a line from the homage paid by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Duke of Edinburgh, and other senior peers during the Coronation.
1953 Five Shilling coins are made from cupronickel, not silver. The Royal Mint stopped using silver to make regular UK coinage in 1947. Cupronickel is the same hard-wearing alloy used to make the coins in your change today.
While there have been a large number of commemorative coins celebrating the 1953 Coronation issued by private mints over the years, the 1953 Crown and 1953 Proof Sets are the only official collectables released by The Royal Mint.
1953 Five Shilling coins are also known as Coronation Crowns. When they were issued, they were worth 5s, but they were later redenominated with a face value of 25p. Collectors may pay a little more than this to add these official Queen Elizabeth II coins to their collection.
1953 Crown coins feature a special portrait of Queen Elizabeth II mounted on a horse. These Five Shilling coins were issued by the Royal Mint to celebrate Her Majesty's coronation and have a shield design on the other side.
1953 Crowns are beautiful and collectable but fairly common. If you are looking to add one of these Five Shilling Coronation coins to your collection you should not pay more than a couple of pounds, including postage if buying online.
