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THBFramed 1965 Commemorative British Crown Coin, Queen Elizabeth II and Winston Churchill
About Seller
522 South Pineapple Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34236
United States
Sarasota Estate Auction specializes in a wide variety of furniture, antiques, fine art, lighting, sculptures, and collectibles. Andrew Ford, owner and operator of the company, has a passion for finding the best pieces of art and antiques and sharing those finds with the Gulf Coast of Florida.
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About Auction
LiveJan 18, 2025
Over 800 lots will be offered in day 1 of our 2 day weekend. There are multiple lots of fine art from mixed medias and abstracts to landscapes and lithographs. We have a Todd Warner Rhino Sculpture, a collection of art glass sculptures, modern furniture, Lalique, Kosta Boda, Parkwest Gallery artworks, and Coca-Cola collectibles. Sarasota Estate Auction sarasotaestateauction@gmail.com
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- Lot Description
Framed 1965 Commemorative British Crown Coin, Queen Elizabeth II and Winston Churchill. From the United Kingdom, made of copper-nickel, with reeded edge and silver colored. On the visible side is Churchill, with the Queen on the other. Framing label on back.
Overall Size: 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.
Coin Size: 1 1/2 in. diameter
#4288 .
By the time Winston Churchill passed away in 1965, the British Crown coin had long ago fallen out of regular circulation. Crowns trace their history back to a gold coin minted during the reign of King Henry VIII with the first silver versions produced a few decades later. For the next three centuries, Crowns were made from .925 sterling silver. They were large coins, measuring 38 millimeters in diameter, and always featured a portrait of the reigning King or Queen on one side. Often the "tails" side featured the royal arms of the United Kingdom. By the 20th Century, Crowns were only being minted in a new monarch's coronation year as a type of souvenir to remember the occasion. The size of the coins made them suitable for showcasing unique designs. Between 1927 and 1936 a series of limited edition collectable coins were created with a distinctive wreath pattern, intended as Christmas gifts. Another famous commemorative Crown from this period is the 1935 "Rocking Horse" Crown, so-called for its stylized St. George on horseback motif. Commemorative Crowns were also struck to celebrate the 1951 Festival of Britain and Queen Elizabeth II's 1953 coronation. 1965 Churchill Crowns were Crown coins made by the UK's official national mint, The Royal Mint, to mark the death of Sir Winston Churchill. They feature a somber-looking head and shoulders portrait of Churchill, facing right. He's wearing a "siren suit," one-piece overalls, designed to be worn in wartime air-raid shelters, invented and popularized by Churchill. The word "CHURCHILL" appears to the top right of the coin. It's an unconventional coin portrait with the subject seeming to emerge from the coin's surface. This design is the work of Croatian-born sculptor Oscar Nemon. He escaped the Nazis in 1938, fleeing to England where he went on to sculpt a number of high-profile British figures like Churchill. Nemon had never sculpted a coin before, but as one of Churchill's favorite artists he was the Royal Mint's top choice for the job. Reportedly Nemon based his coin portrait on a marble bust of the statesman that Queen Elizabeth II had commissioned from him. Over 19 million of the coins, each worth 5 shillings, were minted, and while they were released into circulation many people kept them in pristine condition as souvenirs.
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BIDDER MUST ARRANGE THEIR OWN SHIPPING. Although SEA will NOT arrange shipping for you, we do recommend our preferred shipper Premier Shipping & Crating at info@premiershipment.com You MUST email them, please DO NOT CALLl. If you'd like to compare shipping quotes or need more options, feel free to contact any local Sarasota shippers. You can email any one of the shippers below as well. Be sure to include the lot(s) you won and address you would like it shipped to. Brennan with The UPS Store #0089 - 941-413-5998 - Store0089@theupsstore.com AK with The UPS Store #2689 - 941-954-4575 - Store2689@theupsstore.com Steve with The UPS Store #4074 - 941-358-7022 - Store4074@theupsstore.com Everett with PakMail - 941-751-2070 - paktara266@gmail.com
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8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.
