Posted 08/04/2009 6:56 pm
Yep, it derives from the British coin.
In the British monetary system, a "crown" was a large silver coin, slightly larger than a US silver dollar, with a face value of 5 shillings. Crowns were also struck for several British dominions eg. Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, etc.
The more generic use of the term "crown" is "anything made of silver or cupronickel and about the same size as a crown". Typically a crown will be the largest silver circulating coin issued by a country; in that sense US dollars qualify as "crowns".
Some countries issue NCLT coins that are larger than crowns; these are sometimes referred to as "maxi-crowns". The cutoff appears to be, if it can technically fit into the largest size 2x2, it's a crown. If it physically can't fit, it's a maxi-crown.
In the British monetary system, a "crown" was a large silver coin, slightly larger than a US silver dollar, with a face value of 5 shillings. Crowns were also struck for several British dominions eg. Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, etc.
The more generic use of the term "crown" is "anything made of silver or cupronickel and about the same size as a crown". Typically a crown will be the largest silver circulating coin issued by a country; in that sense US dollars qualify as "crowns".
Some countries issue NCLT coins that are larger than crowns; these are sometimes referred to as "maxi-crowns". The cutoff appears to be, if it can technically fit into the largest size 2x2, it's a crown. If it physically can't fit, it's a maxi-crown.
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