This is the 1965 Great Britain Crown issued in memory of Sir Winston Churchill, featuring Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and Oscar Nemon’s distinctive portrait of Churchill on the reverse. It is a large copper-nickel commemorative coin cataloged as KM#910.
Issued shortly after Churchill’s death in January 1965, this Crown joined Britain’s long tradition of using large commemorative coins to mark nationally significant events. The reverse abandons the heraldic designs commonly seen on British coinage in favor of Nemon’s stark, immediately recognizable portrait. The single vertical inscription “CHURCHILL” gives the design an unusually modern appearance. Opposite it is Mary Gillick’s youthful portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, linking one of Britain’s most prominent twentieth-century political figures with the early decades of the second Elizabethan era.
This affordable historical coin can complement a British Crown collection, Queen Elizabeth II collection, Churchill display, twentieth-century political collection, commemorative type set, or general world coin collection.
Coin details:
* Country: Great Britain/United Kingdom
* Year: 1965
* Denomination: Crown
* Commemorative subject: Sir Winston Churchill
* Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II
* Obverse designer: Mary Gillick
* Reverse: Portrait of Winston Churchill
* Reverse designer: Oscar Nemon
* Composition: Copper-nickel
* Standard weight: 28.28 grams
* Diameter: 38.61 mm
* Edge: Reeded
* Catalog number: KM#910
* Certification: Uncertified
* Condition classification: Raw and ungraded
The coin displays visible wear, numerous scratches and contact marks, and dark gray to blue-black coloration around portions of the outer fields and rim. Both portraits, the date, and the major inscriptions remain clearly visible. The reeded edge and rim also show evidence of handling. The photographs should be relied upon when evaluating the surfaces and overall condition.
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