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1 Crown - Edward VIII Silver; Piedfort
| Issuer | East Africa |
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| Year | 1936 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of King Edward VIII facing left, rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. The portrait presents a naturalistic, uncrowned bust truncated at the shoulder, with finely detailed hair swept back from the face. A beaded inner border runs around the circumference, and the encircling legend reads EDWARD・VIII・KING・&・EMPEROR in raised Latin lettering. |
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| Obverse lettering | EDWARD・VIII・KING・&・EMPEROR |
| Reverse description | A fully-maned lion passant is depicted in high relief at the centre of the field, standing to the right upon a decorative horizontal bar flanked by foliate scrollwork. The legend BRITISH EAST AFRICA arcs around the upper periphery within a beaded border, while the date 1936 appears in the lower exergual area below the central bar, all struck to proof standard with deeply mirrored fields. |
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