1 Crown - Elizabeth II (House of Windsor - King Edward VIII) 2017 front 1 Crown - Elizabeth II (House of Windsor - King Edward VIII) 2017 back
1 Crown - Elizabeth II (House of Windsor - King Edward VIII) 2017 photo
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1 Crown - Elizabeth II House of Windsor - King Edward VIII

2017 year
Copper-nickel 28.28 g 38.6 mm
Description
Issuer
Falkland Islands (British Overseas Territories)
Queen
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
2017
Value
1 Crown 5 FKP = USD 6.55
Currency
Pound (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition
Copper-nickel
Weight
28.28 g
Diameter
38.6 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-08
References
Numista
N#270539
Rarity index
90%

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
: : : HOUSE OF WINDSOR : KING EDWARD VIII : : :
ONE CROWN

Engraver: Thomas Humphrey Paget

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about this coin is that it features a rare portrait of King Edward VIII, who abdicated the throne in 1936, making him the only British monarch to have voluntarily relinquished the crown.