{"product_id":"1965-winston-churchill-commemorative-crown-set-in-silver-plated-surround","title":"1965 Winston Churchill Commemorative Crown set in Silver Plated surround","description":"\u003cp\u003e1965 Winston Churchill Commemorative Crown set in Silver Plated surround\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill [b30 November 1874 – d24 January 1965] was a British statesman, military officer, and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. For some 62 of the years between 1900 and 1964, he was a member of Parliament (MP) and represented a total of five constituencies over that time. Ideologically an adherent to economic liberalism and imperialism, he was for most of his career a member of the Conservative Party, which he led from 1940 to 1955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Commemorative Crown was struck to commemorate his passing in 1965. \u003cspan\u003eThe Royal Mint described the Churchill Crown as “one of the most difficult ever produced.” Each cupro-nickel crown had to be struck by two extremely heavy presses, one of 250 tons and the other 360 tons. The Royal Mint had to remove some details such as Nemon’s small initials to the left of the head. The relief was flatter than the sculptor had intended and Nemon was not at all happy with the result. The initials remain on the VIP Specimen, no mintage figures are known.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox 9.3cms (3 3\/4\") diameter \u003cbr\u003eApprox 2.5cms (1\") tall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent, patinated condition\u003cbr\u003eThe Surround shows some loss of the brilliant Silverplated finish - but is mellow and exhibits patination commensurate with the age of the piece\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roundabout Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50531062710500,"sku":"RA-0014243_C","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9528\/7908\/files\/1965_churchill_1a.jpg?v=1790232172","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutantiques.com.au\/products\/1965-winston-churchill-commemorative-crown-set-in-silver-plated-surround","provider":"Roundabout Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}