1936

Brilliant Uncirculated

1936 was the year that King George V died, his son became Edward VIII and then abdicated so his brother could become King George VI, the father of our own Queen, Elizabeth II. All of the Farthings issued in 1936 carried the portrait of King George V and the Farthing was the lowest denomination made at the time. The Depression was still blowing cold air and a Farthing would still buy you something. Here we present the last George V Farthing in Uncirculated condition.

This Silver Florin is dated 1936 and has a most interesting history. It may have been issued under any one of 3 different British Monarchs. It has the portrait of King George V on it, but as he died early on, it was probably struck under King Edward VIII or it might have even have been struck under King George VI. As you can see it has an interesting history. In any case it is known as the 3 Kings Florin. And as most collectors know, the Florin is the most difficult denomination to find. We offer specially selected circulated examples, remember that they are 84 years old! An interesting coin, which you can show and talk about to your friends. A talkabout coin.

The coinage of King George V was struck from 1911-1936. From 1911 until 1919 his coins were struck in Sterling Silver and from 1920-1936 they were struck in 500 fine Silver. Although there were crowns struck occasionally, on a regular basis the largest non gold coin struck was the Halfcrown or Two Shillings and Sixpence. The coin offered here is the 1936 Halfcrown in selected circulated condition, but let’s be honest the older the coin, the more circulation you can expect. We always give you the best coin we have in stock at that time.

Date set of Pennies struck at the Royal Mint between 1911 and 1936 including 1912H penny for FREE, that's 27 coins in total.

When you joined the services, it was said that you ‘took the King’s shilling’. Here we offer the 1936 ‘King’s Shilling’. From 1927-1936 the design changed to a Lion proudly standing on a crown. The coin offered here is in selected circulated condition and struck in .500 silver.