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1 Crown - Edward VIII Wreath Pattern
| Issuer | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Weight | 19.94 g |
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| Obverse lettering | EDWARDVS VIII D:G:BR:OMN:REX DRG |
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| Edge | Plain © Ian. |
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Edward VIII abdicated in December 1936 before any coins bearing his effigy entered circulation, making every piece struck in his name a pattern or trial. This copper wreath crown is one of a handful of pattern issues produced in anticipation of a reign that lasted less than a year. The Royal Mint had already invested considerable effort in preparing coinage dies — Edward had famously insisted on being portrayed facing left, breaking the longstanding convention of alternating portrait directions between monarchs.