Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Eight UK
A Collection of Eight UK Commemorative Cupro-Nickel Coins, 1953-1990 - A collection of eight UK commemorative coins presented in a white printed card folder. The set comprises seven crown-sized coins and one five-pound coin, all struck in cupro-nickel with milled edges. The collection includes a 1953 Coronation five-shilling crown, a 1960 British Exhibition five-shilling crown, a 1965 Winston Churchill commemorative five-shilling crown, a 1972 Silver Wedding Anniversary twenty-five pence crown, a 1977 Silver Jubilee twenty-five pence crown, a 1980 Queen Mother 80th Birthday twenty-five pence crown, a 1981 Royal Wedding twenty-five pence crown, and a 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday five-pound coin. All pieces feature the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse, including the equestrian portraits on the 1953 and 1977 issues. The coins are housed in a commemorative display folder decorated with heraldic shields and descriptive text for each issue.