Initiated in 1999 there was an idea to
produce an official series of six legal tender Millennial coins for a
Commonwealth country, like the Solomon Islands or Zambia, which would feature
the six monarchs of the twentieth century; Victoria, Edward VII, George V,
Edward VIII, George VI and Elizabeth II. British sculptor Donald R. Golder
completed the task of sculpting twenty Royal portraits, which were inspired by
contemporary coinage models. The envisaged six-coin series never came to
fruition, but two of Golder's royal portraits were eventually featured on the 2001 Zambia coinage set which commemorates the death of
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Edward VII, unofficial "Pattern Double Florin" or "Model Four Shillings" dated 1910, "colonial" crowned and bust right, DRG below, by Donald R Golder after A G Wyon, EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP., rev. inverted, crowned Arms of Jersey, date either side, within quatrefoil, denomination below, STATES OF JERSEY above, edge milled, diameter 36mm. A total of 360 sets of silver, copper, and the golden alloy were issued. |
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Edward VII, unofficial "Pattern Double Florin" or "Model Four Shillings" dated 1910, bare head bust right, DRG below, by Donald R Golder after A G Wyon, EDWARDVS VII DEI GRATIA INDIAE IMPERATOR, rev. inverted, crowned Arms of Jersey, date either side, within quatrefoil, denomination below, STATES OF JERSEY above, edge milled, diameter 36mm. Only two gold patterns were minted, one with the reverse inverted and the other en medalille. |
George V, unofficial "Pattern Double Florin" or "Model Four Shillings" dated 1910, bare head bust left, DRG below, by Donald R Golder after A G Wyon, GEORGIVS V DEI GRATIA INDIAE IMPERATOR, rev. inverted, crowned Arms of Jersey, date either side, within quatrefoil, denomination below, STATES OF JERSEY above, edge milled, diameter 36mm. A total of 360 sets silver, copper, and the golden alloy were issued. |
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Edward VIII, unofficial "Pattern Double Florin" or "Model Four Shillings" dated 1937, bare head bust left, DRG below, by Donald R Golder after H Paget, EDWARDVS VIII D:G: REX IND:IMP, rev. inverted, crowned Arms of Jersey, date either side, within quatrefoil, denomination below, STATES OF JERSEY above, edge milled, diameter 36mm. A total of 260 sets silver, copper, and the golden alloy were issued. |
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Edward VIII, unofficial "Pattern Double Florin" or "Model Four Shillings" dated 1937, "colonial" crowned and robed bust left, DRG below, by Donald R Golder, EDWARDVS VIII D:G: REX IND:IMP, rev. inverted, crowned Arms of Jersey, date either side, within quatrefoil, denomination below, STATES OF JERSEY above, edge milled, diameter 36mm. A total of 360 sets silver, copper, and the golden alloy were issued. |
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George VI, unofficial "Pattern Double Florin" or "Model Four Shillings" dated 1937, bare head bust left, DRG below, by Donald R Golder after H Paget, GEORGIVS VI DEI GRATIA INDIAE IMPERATOR, rev. inverted, crowned Arms of Jersey, date either side, within quatrefoil, denomination below, STATES OF JERSEY above, edge milled, diameter 36mm. A total of 360 sets silver, copper, and the golden alloy were issued. |
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Examples of lead impressions for these patterns. |
This is a gold pattern five shillings, 1808. George III.
Obverse: Draped laureate bust of king facing right by C.H. Kuchler. Initials C H K on shoulder. Legend reads: GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX.
Reverse: Shield of
This privately minted 'retro' pattern is one of a series of 12 and was inspired by the work of the numismatist W J Taylor who in the mid 1800s produced a series of coins using Kuchler's spectacular portrait of King George III. Other metal proofs include silver, copper, bronzed copper, aluminum, golden alloy, pewter and nickel silver.