Description: 1965 Churchill Crowns were Crown coins made by the UK's official national mint, The Royal Mint, to mark the death of Sir Winston Churchill. They feature a sombre-looking head and shoulders portrait of Churchill, facing right. He's wearing a 'siren suit' - one-piece overalls, designed to be worn in wartime air-raid shelters, invented and popularised by Churchill. The word 'CHURCHILL' appears to the top right of the coin. It's an unconventional coin portrait with the subject seeming to emerge from the coin's surface. This design is the work of Croatian-born sculptor Oscar Nemon. He escaped to England in 1938, fleeing the Nazis and went on to sculpt a number of high-profile British figures like Churchill, including a statue in the Members' Lobby of the House of Commons. Nemon had never sculpted a coin before but as one of Churchill's favourite artists, he was the Royal Mint's top choice for the job. Reportedly, Nemon based his coin portrait on a marble bust of the statesman that Queen Elizabeth II had commissioned from him. Feel free to ask any questions about the item before purchasing.
Price: 20 USD
Location: Cortez, Colorado
End Time: 2024-09-19T20:52:48.000Z
Shipping Cost: 2.04 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Denomination: Crown
Circulated/Uncirculated: Unknown
Coin: Crown
Composition: Copper-Nickel
Year: 1965
Certification Number: unknown
Fineness: unknown
Grade: Ungraded
KM Number: unknown
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Country/Region: England
Certification: Uncertified
