1 Crown - Elizabeth II 1994

Weight

28.28 g

Diameter

38.6 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Silver (.925)

Shape

Round

Edge Type

Reeded

Technique

Milled

Front design

Right facing uncouped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend and date around

Back design

Glenn Miller with his orchestra in background

Year of Minting

1994

Queen

Elizabeth II (1952-2022)

Mint location

(PM) Pobjoy Mint , Surrey, United Kingdom (1965-2023)

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: ELIZABETH II GIBRALTAR · 1994 RDM PM Reverse: WORLD WAR II GLENN MILLER 1 CROWN

Context

Glenn Miller amazed everyone when he volunteered for the United States Army at 38. A fine trombonist and an excellent arranger, he was too old for the draft and the band he had formed in 1937 was riding high on the success of hits like 'Moonlight Serenade' and 'In the Mood' (1939). But when America went to war, he determined to put a little more spring into the feet of our marching men and a little more joy in their hearts. It turned out to be a lot more spring and a lot more joy. He formed the 42-piece Army Air Force Band, and his broadcasts in the USA (1943) and England (1944) had an incalculable effect on morale. Eager to widen his audience, he took off for recently liberated Paris on 15th December 1944 in near-freezing conditions in a single-engined C-64 Norseman, and vanished without trace over the English Channel. His signature (clarinet lead over four sax- phones) conjures the spirit of the age more emotively than any other sound.

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Non-circulating

In circulation

Yes

Demonetized

No

Marketplace listings

0