CROWN: COIN OF BERMUDA
1 crown, 1964: Bermuda (British Overseas Territory)
Bermuda (also known as the Bermudas) — British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. The closest land outside the territory is in the American state of North Carolina, about 1.035 km.
Ruler: Elizabeth II — Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 1952 until her death in 2022.
ONE BERMUDA CROWN.
QUO FATA FERUNT: motto "Whither the Fates carry (us)" in Latin under the Coat of arms of Bermuda (a red lion as a symbol of Great Britain with a shield that has a depiction of a wrecked ship — the Sea Venture: a resupply vessel of the 17th century).
GC near the Coat of arms — British sculptor and medallist Geoffrey Colley.
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA: Elizabeth II by the Grace of God Queen.
Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain.
Royal Mint (United Kingdom).
Mintage: 470.000.
- Silver (0.500): 36 mm - 22.45 g
- Reference price: 22$
COIN CROWN — WHERE & WHEN (coins catalog: by names & emitents)
- UNITED KINGDOM (16th-20th centuries): crown = 5 shilling = 2 half crown = 1/4 pound
CROWN as coin name.
Crown — British coin with a value of 1/4 pound or 5 shillings. It was minted from the 16th century until the monetary reform of 1971.
1551 is considered the date of appearance of this denomination. During the reign of Edward VI the regular minting of the crown coins (usually silver) began. Initially it were crowns of England. In numismatic catalogs later issues already refer to a broader section, namely, the British Empire.
With the introduction of decimal coinage in the United Kingdom in 1971, the crown denomination became irrelevant and ceased to exist. Its successor was the British twenty-five pence coin.
In addition to Great Britain as the metropolis of the British Empire, a number of dependent territories (member states of the British Commonwealth) also issued crowns: Australia, Malawi, New Zealand, Isle of Man, Bermuda, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Southern Rhodesia...
In European numismatics, there are a number of both historical and modern coins, the names of which come from the image of the main monarchical symbol — the crown. This is, for example, corona, coróin, korona, koruna, kroon, krone, króna, krona...
However, I am sure that the most classic, fundamental denomination in this series will be called the British crown coin. Although, in fact, it is believed that the oldest, the first, is the French gold coin Couronne d'Or of the 14th century.
By the way, in Ukrainian, the names of all the above-mentioned related denominations are written in the same way — КРОНА (i.e. "krona").
