1997 £5 Crown

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A commemorative crown was issued in 1997 to mark the 40th wedding anniversary of the Queen and Prince Philip.

Commemorative £5 Coin, Type 4: (info on coin type numbers here)

Obverse Type (design by Philip Nathan):

crown1997obv

Reverse Type (design by Leslie Durbin):

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Edge: Milled edge.

Mintage for Circulation: 1,733,000.

Collectability/Scarcity: 1 (for scale details see here)

The story behind the design:

The obverse has the very life-like conjoined busts of the Queen and Prince Philip by Philip Nathan. The reverse is by Leslie Durbin and shows the arms of the Royal couple.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/events/elizabeth_iis_wedding

 

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