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This handsome crown was issued on the 29th of April 2011 for the wedding of Prince William to Catherine. You have the conjoined busts of the happy couple facing right with his Grandmother, H.M. Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse. These are most interesting crowns issued by the small island of Tristan da Cunha, in the most remote South Atlantic Ocean. Each crown is gold plated and individually numbered on the crown itself. The original mintage was 50,000 pieces and we believe the original issue price was £14.95. Each crown comes in protective capsule and our price is just £9.95, which is quite a bargain. Limit three per collector!

2016 was the 80th anniversary of the Year of Three Kings. King George V died, his eldest son Edward became King Edward VIII, he abdicated in December and his younger brother became King George VI. The Year of the Three Kings. The small island nation of Tristan da Cunha celebrated this historic event a few years early, in 2012 with a most attractive and beautiful memento. Plated with gold and highlighted in Rhodium they have a crown with Queen Elizabeth II on one side and the three Kings of 1936 on the other side, George V, Edward VIII and George VI. We managed to buy a small group from one of the dealers. We are now able to offer them to our collectors. Each crown is in Proof condition and comes in a capsule to protect the coin, while still allowing you to view both sides without having to touch it.

The Portuguese explorer Tristão da Cunha was born in 1460 and died in 1540. At one time he was King Manuel I’s ambassador to the Vatican under Pope Leo X. But he is best known for his antics in the Middle East and India. When in his wanderings he found a group of islands in the South Atlantic, although the weather was too rough to get off his ship, he claimed them and named one after himself. Now that island Tristan da Cunha has issued a crown to honour their discoverer. It is diamond-shaped and has H.M. Queen Elizabeth II on one side and Tristão on the other side with a sailing ship and wheel. This is heavily silver plated and struck in Proof condition. It also comes in a diamond-shaped protective capsule. If you name an island after yourself, why not have a coin made for you?

Here is a wonderful crown issued by TDC (Tristan da Cunha) for the Diamond Jubilee of H. M. Queen Elizabeth II in 2012. They are full crownsized, plated in gold and have a full colour photo on the obverse. Our supplies are very limited.

Here is a wonderful crown issued by TDC (Tristan da Cunha) for the Diamond Jubilee of H. M. Queen Elizabeth II in 2012. They are full crownsized, plated in gold and have a full colour photo on the obverse featuring her majesty greeting some elderly soldiers. Our supplies are very limited and our prices are most reasonable.

Issued in 2010 to honour Queen Victoria

Marco Polo was an explorer born in Venice in 1254. He went with his father and uncle on a 24-year voyage to China, India and Japan. When he got back he documented his travels and became one of the most famous and well-known explorers of all time. In 1269 when he was only 15 years old he even met the great Kublai Khan. This diamond-shaped crown was issued by one of the most remote inhabited places in the world, Tristan da Cunha. You have H.M. the Queen on one side and Marco Polo with a ship and a steering wheel on the other side. They are stuck in Proof quality and are silver plated. They come in a protective capsule and the overall look is fantastic. Add one of the most important explorers to your collection. Now in very short supply.

This beautiful Crown was issued in 2011 for Queen Elizabeth II’s 85th birthday. You have the conjoined busts of H. M. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on the reverse and H.M. Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse. It is full crown-sized and has been gold plated before striking to make it even more beautiful. It says it all really with the inscription ‘Royal Birthday Commemoration’ ‘2011’ and ‘One Crown’. It is in Proof condition and comes in a protective capsule to protect the coin.

World Food Day, 1 year commemorative Prooflike Uncirculated

Ghiyath al-Din Kaykhusraw II was the sultan of the Seljuqs of Rûm from 1237 until his death in 1246. He ruled at the time of the Babai uprising and the Mongol invasion of Anatolia. He led the Seljuq army with its Christian allies at the Battle of Köse Dağ in 1243 and was the last of the Seljuq sultans to wield any significant power, he died a vassal of the Mongols. Between ca. 1240–1243 a series of remarkable silver dirhams were struck in Kaykhusraw’s name depicting a lion and sun. Generally, Islamic traditions forbid representations of living things so it is very unusual to find such iconography on Islamic coins. Several explanations of the lion and sun have been offered to suggest that the images represent the constellation Leo, the astrological sign of Kaykhusraw’s beloved Georgian wife Tamar or that the lion represents Kaykhusraw and the sun Tamar. Grading Good Very Fine, these are beautiful silver coins struck around 780 years ago. Limited availability and the first time we have offered these coins.

These Crown-sized silver Piastres were issued by Abdul Hamid I who was Ottoman Sultan between 1774-1789. He was regarded as one of the most gracious Ottoman Sultans, known for his religious devotion and was referred to as ‘Veli’ meaning Saint. The coins are 39mm diameter and weigh approximately 19 grams and grade as about Extremely Fine. They were minted in Constantinople and bear the distinctive Tughra, the signature of the Sultan which was stamped on the coins and official documents. On the other side is the mint name and the date, in elegant Arabic script. We have very limited availability so get in quickly to secure yours.

Issued by the island of Samoa in 1978 to mark the Commonwealth Games, this is a crown-sized $1 coin.