1977 Silver Jubilee Crown

The 1977 Silver Jubilee Crown was minted to celebrate 25 years of the Queen’s reign and fittingly it had a face value of 25p. Designer Arnold Machin chose to show her dressed in her uniform as the Colonel in Chief of the Grenadier Guards, riding side-saddle on a horse named Winston, which her father, George VI, had also ridden during special events. On the reverse of the coin is the ampulla and anointing spoon used in her coronation in 1953. Just over 37 million of these commemorative coins were produced. This mintage figure shows the desire for a large number of people to own, and treasure, this coin as a mark of such a special occasion for the nation and the Queen.

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