Edward VIII, Pattern Crown, 1937, obverse by T. Humphrey Paget; reverse by Kruger Gray, struck en medaille, bare head left, initials H P below, EDWARDVS VIII D : G : BR : OMN : REX, rev. crowned shield of arms with supporters, motto on scroll on ground below, K G in field, FID : DEF : : IND : IMP CROWN : 1937. edge, milled (ESC 391C; Dyer plate E), very light abrasion to the tip of the rim at 1 and 8 o'clock on obverse, otherwise brilliant, with a pleasing violet tone, mint state and of the highest rarity

Details

Edward VIII, Pattern Crown, 1937, obverse by T. Humphrey Paget; reverse by Kruger Gray, struck en medaille, bare head left, initials H P below, EDWARDVS VIII D : G : BR : OMN : REX, rev. crowned shield of arms with supporters, motto on scroll on ground below, K G in field, FID : DEF : : IND : IMP CROWN : 1937. edge, milled (ESC 391C; Dyer plate E), very light abrasion to the tip of the rim at 1 and 8 o'clock on obverse, otherwise brilliant, with a pleasing violet tone, mint state and of the highest rarity

Provenance

One of only two available to collectors. This piece has been in private hands since at least the early Fifties.

Lot Essay

For futher reference see The proposed coinage of King Edward VIII by G.P.Dyer, 1973

See colour ilustration on back cover