Coin
1 Crown - George V Silver Jubilee Pattern (1935) — United Kingdom
United Kingdom • 1935 • KM#842a, Sp#4050
Overview
A 1 Crown pattern coin from 1935, issued for the Silver Jubilee of King George V. It is a commemorative issue celebrating the 25th anniversary of his accession. Struck as Proof.
Specifications
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 1935
- Composition
- Silver (.925)
- Weight
- 28.28 g
- Diameter
- 38.61 mm
- Mint
- Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled, Proof
- References
- KM#842a, Sp#4050
- Issuer
- United Kingdom
Design details
Obverse
Uncrowned portrait of King George V facing left, with legend around. The lettering reads: 'GEORGIVS V. DG. BRITT: OMN: REX. FD. IND: IMP:'. The letters 'BM' are visible below the bust.
Reverse
An Art Deco style depiction of St. George on horseback slaying a dragon, with the denomination and date 'CROWN 1935' above. The initials 'PM' are visible.
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Edgar Bertram MacKennal (obverse), Percy Metcalfe (reverse) is credited as the designer for the Standard circulation coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Struck at: Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Low mintage: Only 2,500 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
- Precious metal content: Silver (.925) — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM#842a, Sp#4050. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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