The Royal Mint will launch two new coins struck especially for the announcement of the birth of the new Prince of Great Britain, the first child born to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the 22nd July. The new addition to the Royal family is third in line of succession to the British throne after his Grandfather, the Prince of Wales and his father Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge.
The son of the Duke and Duchess is not yet named – he was born in London’s Paddington hospital, as was his father 31 years ago at – 4:24 o’clock and weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces. As is royal British tradition, the announcement of his birth was duly posted on the railings of Buckingham Palace. The announcement of his birth was also accompanied by a 41 gun salute in Hyde Park and at the Tower of London. The new Prince of Cambridge is the third Great-grandchild of the Queen & the Duke of Edinburgh and the first grandchild of the Prince of Wales. The new Prince’s name is expected to be announced shortly along with a date for his christening.
The two coins include a silver crown sized £5 coin featuring the classical depiction of St. George slaying the Dragon by famed artist and engraver Benedetto Pistrucci – this design is traditionally used on the gold sovereigns of all denominations and is the first time this reverse classic has been produced for the coinage of Queen Elizabeth II as a silver crown coin. The second coin is a silver one pound coin with the reverse design in use since 2008, this design is the work of Matthew Dent and the pound coin’s design is part of an overall change to the reverse of reverse designs for the coinage for Great Britain. Both coins carry the year “2013” and feature on the obverse, the current portrait of Her Majesty the Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS.
|
Denomination |
Metal |
Weight |
Diameter |
Quality |
Mintage |
|
Five Pounds |
.925 silver |
28.2 grams |
38.6mm. |
Proof |
10,000 |
|
One Pound |
.925 silver |
9.5 grams |
22.5 mm. |
BU |
10,000 |
The Royal Mint had embargoed the announcement of the two coins until the safe delivery of the new Prince. They are accepting orders from today for both coins. Delivery will be processed thereafter.
For more information on these and other coins offered by the Royal Mint, please visit their website at: http://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/occasion/births-and-christenings Information offered in English – international orders fulfilled.
I read somewhere else that this is the first time the st george design was being issued on a silver coin in 100 yrs. Can anyone confirm or deny?
Hello Voldemort,
The last silver crown coin carrying this design was indeed minted in 1902 which was during the reign of King Edward VII and for only one year. This coin was struck in sterling silver. The next time this design was used was during the reign of King George VI in 1951 to celebrate the Festival of Britain but, this coin was minted in cupro-nickel. This design is now used for the first time during the long reign of the present Queen and this makes her the sixth British monarch to utilise this classic Pistrucci design on their silver or crown coinage since it was originally introduced in 1817. The design later transitioned onto gold sovereigns from Victoria’s reign as well as 1/2 sovereigns, double sovereigns and £5 gold pieces.
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New Prince named George Alexander Louis.
On ebay today Tuesday July 30, 2013 @ 09:34:07 PDT, a Royal Birth £5 Sterling Silver Crown sold for the outrageous price of $471.00! That’s 3.86X more than the Royal Mint’s original issue price of £80.
Good morning,
I’m wishing to order, pre-order
2 of the new Churchill proof
coins. I live in Virginia, USA.
How can this be accomplished ?
Many thanks
Hello Harvie,
The Royal Mint dispatch international orders, click onto their website and place your order along with a credit card, but of course there is additional postage and possibly customs charges which are at the discretion of the USPS. I understand the Churchill proof silver crowns are now scheduled for dispatch shortly.
If you have any problems, please let me know.