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Collection Crown

CR1953b

Crown, 1953

Type
CR Crown
Year
1953
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
b
Mintage
5,962,621 struck Edge: incuse - FAITH AND TRUTH I WILL BEAR UNTO YOU
In the collection
1 example, best at UNC Uncirculated
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Diameter
39 mm
Weight
28.3 g
Metal
Cupronickel
Reverse
Medal (↑↑)

The mintage is the striking's, not this variety's — the varieties were never counted separately. An issue may also have been struck more than once, so another variety of CR1953b may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
DEFENSOR FIVE SHILLINGS
Reverse inscription
Date
CC2000
EZCR-005 1 1
Davies
D2280 2 A
Rayner
R393D A -

Condition & value

Held at Uncirculated. Figures above are catalogue values for a better example.

  1. VG Very Good Below the best grade held
  2. F Fine Below the best grade held
  3. F+ Fine+ Below the best grade held
  4. VF Very Fine Below the best grade held
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ Below the best grade held
  6. EF Extremely Fine Below the best grade held
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ Below the best grade held
  8. UNC Uncirculated Held £6.00
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CY2026.

The example held

UNC Uncirculated

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

I of GRATIA gap, to thin & shorter bead

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

No description recorded.