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Obverse and reverse shown together. Click the image to enlarge.

GEORGE VI CROWN

1937

1937 Australian Crown

This issue is shown with its obverse and reverse together so the enlarged image can be used for direct visual comparison.

Issue Identification

Year: 1937
Mint: Melbourne
Mint mark: M
Mintage: 1,008,000
Diameter: 38.5 mm
Thickness: 3.0 mm
Weight: 28.28 grams
Composition: 92.5% Silver, 7.5% Copper (Sterling Silver)
Edge: Milled / Reeded

1937 Crown Values

YearIssueVGFVFEF aUNCUNCChUNCGem
1937MelbourneB/VB/VB/VB/V$145$217$458$1,158

Obverse and reverse shown together. Click the image to enlarge.

GEORGE VI CROWN

1938

1938 Australian Crown

This issue is shown with its obverse and reverse together so the enlarged image can be used for direct visual comparison.

Issue Identification

Year: 1938
Mint: Melbourne
Mint mark: M
Mintage: 101,000
Diameter: 38.5 mm
Thickness: 3.0 mm
Weight: 28.28 grams
Composition: 92.5% Silver, 7.5% Copper (Sterling Silver)
Edge: Milled / Reeded

1938 Crown Values

YearIssueVGFVFEF aUNCUNCChUNCGem
1938Melbourne$97$116$145$217$362$772$2,171$3,860

Unofficial 1936 fantasy crown. Click either image to enlarge.

NOT AN OFFICIAL AUSTRALIAN COIN

1936 Fantasy Crown

The Unofficial 1936 Fantasy Crown

The Edward VIII piece dated 1936 is a privately produced fantasy issue, not a coin struck by an Australian government mint for circulation or official pattern testing.

Examples appeared commercially during the 1960s and were sold in several reverse styles. The Australian version carries a kangaroo, while other privately made versions used designs associated with Britain, Ceylon and Bermuda.

These pieces can still be collected as modern fantasy medals, but they must never be described as official Australian crowns, legal tender or genuine Royal Australian Mint patterns.

Collector warning: The date and royal portrait can make the piece look historically convincing. Its value comes from collector interest as a privately produced fantasy issue, not from Australian legal-tender status.