1911 George V Half Crown - a very fine and collectable coin - 0.925 silver.

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This is a very fine and collectable George V Half Crown struck in 1911 at the Royal Mint, London(.925 Silver) Weight / Diameter 14.1gm / 32 mm Attribution: KM#818 Obverse: Bare Head of George V - left Legend: GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX Engraver: Edgar Bertram MacKennal Reverse: Crowned, quartered shield of arms, cradled within garter band. Legend: HONI SOIT· QVI MAL· Y PENSE· · FID: DEF: IND: IMP: · HALF · 19 11 · CROWN Engraver: George William de Saulles Historical Notes : The British Half Crown The half crown was a denomination of British money equivalent in value to two shillings and sixpence, or one-eighth of a pound sterling . The half crown was first issued in 1549, in the reign of Edward VI . No half crowns were issued in the reign of Mary, but from the reign of Elizabeth I half crowns were issued in every reign except Edward VIII, until mintage of the denomination was discontinued in 1967, in preparation for Britain's decimalisation of its coinage in February 1971. King George V Full Name: George Frederick Ernest Albert Born: June 3, 1865 at Marlborough House, London Parents: Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark Relation to Elizabeth II: grandfather House of: Windsor Ascended to the throne: May 6, 1910 aged 44 years Crowned: June 22, 1911 at Westminster Abbey Married: Mary, the daughter of the Duke of Teck Children: Five sons including Edward VIII and George VI, and one daughter Died: January 20, 1936 at Sandringham, Norfolk, aged 70 years, 7 months, and 16 days Buried at: Windsor Reigned for: 25 years, 8 months, and 15 days Succeeded by: his son Edward VIII George V was the second son of Edward VII. His mother was Alexandra of Denmark, sister of Empress Marie of Russia. He joined the Royal Navy aged 12 and served until 1892 when he became heir to the throne on the death of his elder brother Albert, Duke of Clarence, who died of pneumonia.In 1893, he married Princess Victoria Mary of Teck (known as ‘May’ to her family) who had previously been engaged to his brother. They became Duke and Duchess of York and lived on the Sandringham Estate, in Norfolk. The marriage was a success and George unlike his father never took a mistress. They had 6 children Edward, Albert, Mary, Henry, George and John. The youngest Prince John suffered from epilepsy and died aged 13.He became King George V on the death of his father Edward VII in 1910, and Mary became Queen consort. They toured India in 1911 as Emperor and Empress of India. During World War I he made several visits to the front, and Mary visited wounded serviceman in hospital. She was staunch supporter of her husband during difficult times that included not only the war with Germany, but also the Russian revolution and murder of George’s cousin Princess Alix who was Tsarina Alexandra wife of Tsar Nicholas II, civil unrest including the General Strike in England, the rise of socialism, and Irish and Indian nationalism. George V has been criticised for not rescuing the Russian Royal family but at the time there was serious concern that it would incite a similar revolution in the UK. He sent a ship in 1922 to rescue the Greek Royal family including 1 year old Prince Philip now the Duke of Edinburgh.In 1917 with anti-German sentiment running high, he changed the family name from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (popularly known as Brunswick or Hanover) to Windsor, and he relinquished all German titles and family connections. George V enjoyed stamp collecting and although considered dull by biographers he became by his Silver Jubilee in 1935 a much loved King. In 1932 he started the tradition of the Royal Christmas broadcast which has continued ever since. His relationship deteriorated with this eldest son Edward (later Edward VIII) when he failed to settle down and had affairs with married women, but he was fond of his second son Albert (“Bertie” later George VI) and his granddaughter Elizabet... read more

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