First Page
Posted 10/30/2023 10:44 pm
And that's pretty much it, as far as circulating coins of Edward VIII are concerned. Apart from mintmark varieties on the African coins, the only ones not mentioned so far are the Fiji penny, the scarce West Africa / East Africa mule, and the Indian State coinages of Kutch and Jodhpur (which name the king in Arabic script, rather than English script, so don't usually make the list).
None of these circulating Edward VIII coins have the portrait. As I'm sure you're all aware, Edward VIII disagreed with the Mint's suggestion for the portrait, as he didn't want to follow the venerable new-monarchs-must-change-direction-on-the-coinage tradition, because if he faced right, nobody would see the fashionable parting of his hair. By the time the argument was resolved, the King had already decided to abdicate, so no portrait coins were issued and none were struck apart from a few very very scarce patterns.
None of these circulating Edward VIII coins have the portrait. As I'm sure you're all aware, Edward VIII disagreed with the Mint's suggestion for the portrait, as he didn't want to follow the venerable new-monarchs-must-change-direction-on-the-coinage tradition, because if he faced right, nobody would see the fashionable parting of his hair. By the time the argument was resolved, the King had already decided to abdicate, so no portrait coins were issued and none were struck apart from a few very very scarce patterns.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
