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Thursday 23 February 2012

1981 Royal Wedding commemorative Crown Prince of Wales and Lady Diana.

Crown Prince

1981: To celebrate the wedding of HRH The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer.
Obverse: The standard portrait of Queen Elizabeth IIby Arnold Machin with the inscription D·G·REG·F·D· ELIZABETH II.  
1981, the coin was issued to celebrate the marriage of Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles.
Reverse: A profile portrait of Lady Diana Spencer partially covered by a profile portrait of HRH The Prince of Wales, both facing to the left, with the inscription H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES AND LADY DIANA SPENCER 

1981. This face was designed by Philip Nathan.
Both faces are encircled by dots. The edge of the coin is milled. There were 26,773,600 cupronickel coins and 17,000 silver coins issued.

1965 UK Great Britain English Crown (5 Shillings) Winston Churchill Commemorative Coin. 
Churchill Crown
The Churchill crown is one of the most familiar of modern commemorative coins. From when it went on sale in October 1965, through to the following summer, close to 20 million were issued, reflecting the respect and affection Churchill commanded amongst the British people. For the reverse a portrait of Churchill by the sculptor Oscar Nemon, derived from a profile

bust that Nemon had completed in marble for Her Majesty the Queen, was selected as the winning design.  While the coin is widely known, the one illustrated here is slightly different from those commonly encountered because of the presence of the artist's initials, in tiny letters, to the left of the portrait. That a coin should carry the initials of the artist is an entirely acceptable feature, but in this instance a decision was taken to remove them on the approved coins possibly because they did not suit Nemon's unconventional portrait.                                                                                                                                                       

Obverse
The first (young) portrait of the Queen facing right, designed by Mary Gillick. 
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F D
1965
Reverse A sombre-looking portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, in a siren suit.     Diameter: 38.61 Weight: 28.28 Alloy: Cupro-neckel.

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