The Daily Mail Commemorative Coin - First World War King’s Shilling
The Daily Mail Commemorative Coin - First World War King’s Shilling
€65,271.00
Location
United Kingdom
Year
2014
Type
Commemorative
medals
Composition
Copper-nickel
Weight
8.84 g
Diameter
27.04 mm
Thickness
2.17 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Plain
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Between 1914 and 1918 more than six million men from Britain and Ireland enlisted to serve in the First World War. Upon enlisting they received a King’s shilling – which was a day’s pay for a private. The expression “to take the King’s shilling” – dating back to the 18th century – meant that a man had agreed to serve as a soldier or sailor. Bust left
