1 Crown - Elizabeth II 1994

Weight

28.28 g

Diameter

38.61 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

King George VI greeting pilots in the foreground with airfield in the background and aircraft above

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 KING GEORGE VI MEETS PILOTS 1 CROWN

Context

King George VI was born at Sandring ham on 14th of December 1895 and after a full naval training, he ascended to the throne after his father, King George V, died and his brother abdicated. From the very outbreak of war, the King played a major role in steadying the nerves of the British people, never appearing in public out of uniform and even during the heaviest bombing on London, King George VI and H.M. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother remained steadfastly at Buckingham Palace. At the height of the blitz, the King devised a special decoration, the George Cross, to reward the gallantry of the civilian population. The latter part of the war found the King boosting the forces' morale in the Mediterranean and North Africa, visiting for example Gibraltar and meeting pilots of 202 Squadron based there as well as contributing towards the Anglo-American alliance, culminating in the end of World War II.

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Non-circulating

In circulation

Yes

Demonetized

No

Marketplace listings

0