1928 Wreath Crown George V Silver Coin
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What Are Wreath Crowns?
'Wreath' Crowns get their name from their distinctive reverse design. These highly collectable silver coins were produced in limited numbers between 1927 and 1936 as holiday gifts to important clients of the Bank of England, leading to their other common name: 'Christmas' Crowns.
Read more: George V Wreath Crowns: Christmas Presents From The Past
1928 Wreath Crown Obverse
Bertram Mackennal's classic coinage portrait of King George V appears on the obverse of this 1928 coin with the inscription 'GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX' around.
Reverse Of 1928 Wreath Crown
1928 Wreath Crowns feature the instantly recognisable engraving created by George Kruger Gray, which typifies this issue. A central crown is surrounded by a wreath of national flowers with the date (1928) inside, the words 'FID · · DEF · · IND · · IMP' above and 'CROWN' divided below.
50% Silver Historic UK Coin
1928 Crown coins were struck in 28.28 grams of 50% silver as was typical of British coins in this period. Like earlier milled Crowns, the 1928 Wreath Crown measures 38.6 millimetres in diameter.
Mintage For 1928 Wreath Crown
The Royal Mint struck 9,034 Wreath Crowns in 1928, which means that surviving examples of these collectable silver coins can be hard to acquire in high grade.
High-Grade George V Wreath Crown
You will receive the exact coins shown in the images on this page, which have been graded Extremely Fine (EF) by our expert numismatists.
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