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1 Crown - George VI Coronation
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 1937-1938 |
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| Value | 1 Crown (1/4) |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Mintage | 1937 - Circulation - 1,008,000 1937 - Proof - 100 1938 - Circulation - 101,600 1938 - Proof - 100 |
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Australia's only crown-sized silver coin of the twentieth century, this piece was struck to commemorate the coronation of George VI following Edward VIII's abdication in December 1936 — one of the most politically disruptive successions in modern British history. The Melbourne Mint produced the issue across two years, with 1937-dated pieces struck in that year and a smaller quantity carrying the 1938 date.
Mintages were modest by Commonwealth standards, and the coins saw little genuine circulation, which accounts for the relative frequency of higher-grade survivors today.