Edward VIII uniface pattern crown, 1937

Overview

Museum number

RMM 14

Country

United Kingdom

Ruler

Edward VIII

Object name

coin
uniface reverse

Denomination

crown

Date

1937

Design

Obverse

inscription: MODEL

Reverse

Royal Arms with mantling and crest
inscription: CROWN ∙ 1937.

Reverse designer

Kruger Gray, George Edward

Edge

milled

Die axis

360

Production

Mint

Tower Hill

Material

silver

Dimensions

Weight

28.22g

Object history

In May 1936 quite serious consideration was given to a design for the crown, serious enough indeed that it was to make it all the way through to this extremely rare pattern uniface piece now in the Royal Mint collection. The beautifully composed shield of the Royal Arms was, however, upstaged by elaborate mantling judged to be far too fussy; and such was the profusion of heraldic detail that the satellite national floral emblems were all but lost – the daffodil appearing particularly indistinct. Although rejected, it still stands as a testament to Kruger Gray’s heraldic imagination.

Acquisition

Acquired from

Operative Department, 18.3.1938

References

Archive reference

Accession Register E 3949 or 3950

Standard reference

Giordano T35