Coppers to Crowns

Collection Shilling

SH1920a

Shilling, 1920

Type
SH Shilling
Year
1920
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
22,825,142 struck
In the collection
1 example, best at EF Extremely Fine
Monarch
George V
Diameter
24 mm
Weight
5.7 g
Metal
Silver 50%, Copper 40%, Nickel 10%
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 SH1920a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Reverse inscription
FID: DEF: IND: IMP: ONE SHILLING, Date
CC2000
G5SH-055 1 1
Davies
D1803 3 B
Gouby
SH1920 A -
Bull
B3809 B 1
Rayner
R1430 B -

Condition & value

Held at Extremely Fine. 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 Held £13.00
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
  8. UNC Uncirculated £60.00
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CY2026.

The example held

EF Extremely Fine

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

High relief, colon after OMN to gap

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

No description recorded.