{"product_id":"australian-1938-crown-george-vi-ef","title":"Australian 1938 Crown George VI EF+","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAustralian 1938 Crown George VI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA superb coin in EF+ condition - a genuine estate item that has been tucked away for decades. The 1938 Crown is a key date Australian coin, with a low mintage of 101000 only [particularly relative to the 1937 Crown which had a mintage over 1000 000]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Australian Crown (or Casey's Cartwheels*) was a coin used in the Commonwealth of Australia prior to decimalisation in 1966. The denomination was only minted in 1937 and 1938. It was of similar size and weight to the British crown and was made of sterling silver for both its years of production. Like the British Crown, the Australian Crown was worth five shillings (one-quarter of an Australian pound).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Crown was originally intended to commemorate the ascension of King Edward VIII; however, due to his abdication, it was instead struck to commemorate the ascension of King George VI. It depicts St Edward's Crown. The Crown quickly lost its commemorative appeal and its lack of popularity led to its production being terminated - the size of the coin was another contributing factor. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Casey's Cartwheels was the nick-name given to these large silver five shillings after Lord Casey - Treasurer of Australia issued these for circulation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eObverse: TH Paget\u003cbr\u003eReverse: GK Gray\u003cbr\u003eSpecifications: \u003cstrong\u003eSilver 92.5% Copper 7.5%\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMilled Edge\u003cbr\u003eMintage: 101 000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: 28.27 grams\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiameter: 38.5mms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RAM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48988053078244,"sku":"RA-0013071_C","price":290.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9528\/7908\/files\/1938_Crown_EFplus_1a.jpg?v=1779338217","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutantiques.com.au\/products\/australian-1938-crown-george-vi-ef","provider":"Roundabout Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}