Lot 2278

Description

Australia, Edward VIII, 1937 dated halfcrown 'Patina' retrospective pattern series. Obverse: portrait of King left by D R Golder. Reverse, crowned arms with supporters. One set of eight metals, milled edge, proof struck in 0.925 sterling silver, gold coated copper piedfort, platinum coloured alloy, copper piedfort, golden alloy, aluminium, silver-coated piedfort, nickel silver; another set of eight metals with plain edge, metal types same as for milled edge. Uncirculated. (16)

Only eighteen sets were made of each edge type.