Which 4 Coins Would You Give Someone To Represent The Uk.

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augsburger Pillar of the Community Germany 1064 Posts	Posted 02/13/2012 08:58 am I saw this in the Canada section and thought it might be good on the UK board too. Say the queen were welcoming a dignitary from another country who was interested in coins and you wanted to show off the UK, which coins would you give? Report this Post to the Staff

kena Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1683 Posts	Posted 02/13/2012 10:24 am I would want to show but not giveaway the following: Silver Britannia Gold Sovereign Godless Florin Gothic Florin These are the ones immediately come to my mind. Ken Report this Post to the Staff
Broken-Coin Pillar of the Community United States 1812 Posts	Posted 02/13/2012 12:34 pm I would show the ERROR Coins & Currency (multi-struck, wrong planchet strikes, triple serial numbers, etc.)... Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 02/13/2012 12:40 pm Really I see two different questions here: what would the queen give ..., and what would I give to a friend to make him/her interested in British coinage. The queen first. She has less value limitation, Victoria used to present the Una and the Lion to her distinguished visitors. I also don't think the queen would go with a big variety. So, she'd probably give a gold sovereign set (of hers, not previous monarchs), a half, a full, a double, and £5. For me, I wouldn't want to break my wallet but give a decent variety. I'd probably choose a Britannia penny (maybe Victorian), a wren farthing, a florin (KG6 or QE2), and something more current, like a Tudor Rose 20 pence piece. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16857 Posts	Posted 02/13/2012 7:45 pm Wow, Britain's an even harder country to sum up in four coins. If they were limited to coins form my collection, here's what I'd pick: Britannia penny, probably one of the earlier types with a ship in the background, like Victoria veiled head. Britannia Rules the Waves, and all that. Commonwealth "breeches money" shilling - a reminder that English history has it's darker sides. Queen Victoria "Jubilee" halfcrown. That has to be the apex of British diework. Gold sovereign with Pistrucci's St George-and-dragon, probably a prewar George V type. Back when the world was on the gold standard, it was British sovereigns the world trusted the most. Of course, if I was the Queen, I probably wouldn't include the Commonwealth shilling. A nice Elizabeth I milled shilling or sixpence would probably do just as well. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
greeniejim Valued Member Ireland 215 Posts	Posted 02/19/2012 5:09 pm I see where the Silver Gothics, and Silver britannia are coming from,as they were indeed truly magnificant coins, but I would opt for a Historical Point of View and offer a collection of one of our oldest coinage, PENNIES, Silver Penny from Edward I Cartwheel Penny From George III Copper Victorian Penny (pre 1860) Modern Decimal Penny Elizabeth II That would be a great representation of British Penny's covering almost 1000 years. Report this Post to the Staff
Anaximander Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 709 Posts	Posted 02/19/2012 10:59 pm I would also go for the historical approach. 1. a hammered silver 1d coin from the middle ages, to represent emerging Britain. 2. a cartwheel 2d from 1799 - as it was produced by steam-powered equipment it can represent the industrial revolution. 3. a silver crown from the late 1890's with the jubilee head, to represent Britain as a world power 4. a 1998 50p ( small size ) of the 3rd EEC pattern to represent Britain as a member of the community of nations. There! British history summed up in 4 coins. Report this Post to the Staff
matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 02/19/2012 11:07 pm An example with Saint George slaying the dragon. And an example of the four symbols of the Kingdom. Beyond that, I am at a loss. Report this Post to the Staff
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