2013 British Crowns

2013 Royal Christening £5 Crown Reverse

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2013 Royal Christening £5 Crown Obverse

2013 Silver Proof Royal Christening £5 Crown in Box 2013 Royal Christening £5 Crown Certificate

2013 Royal Christening £5 Crown Brilliant Uncirculated in Folder Reverse

2013 Royal Christening £5 Crown Brilliant Uncirculated in Folder Obverse

In 2013, The Royal Mint issued a £5 crown to celebrate the Royal Christening of Prince George. Commemorative Crowns are issued almost every year, with a unique design for each. It is the first time in 120 years that the reigning monarch has welcomed a great-grandchild who is destined to suceed the throne.

The Christening

The event was attended by four generations of the Royal Family. Prince George wore a replica of the christening gown worn by more than 60 members of the Royal Family since 1841.

The service lasted 45 minutes and was conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Lily Font was used during the ceremony. It is traditionally housed in the Tower of London and is only used for special occassions, including the Christening of Prince George's father, Prince William.

Obverse

The obverse reverts back to the fourth portrait of the Queen designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, and introduced in 1998.
ELIZABETH II D G REG F D

Reverse

The reverse features the Lily Font, in which Prince George was christened, with lilies and cherubs and the text:
"To celebrate the Christening of PRINCE GEORGE of CAMBRIDGE 2013"
DIEU ET MON DROIT

In Stock Now

We have received our first delivery of The Royal Christening coins - they are in stock now for immediate delivery at a discount on The Royal Mint issue price.

Specifications

* We will not be stocking these versions of the Royal Christening coin as we do not think they represent good value for money, however we can probably supply them to order so if you really would like one then please phone us on 01253 343081 and we will see what we can do.
Alternatively we can put you on our wishlist and when they come in on the secondary market you will be the first to know.

Uncirculated in Folder

When compared to the Royal Mint price of £13.00 you will make a saving of £1.50 per item when ordering from us.

Silver Proof

When compared to the Royal Mint price of £80.00 you will make a saving of £8.00 per item when ordering from us.

Gold Proof

When compared to the Royal Mint price of £2,000.00 you will make a saving of £50.00 per item when ordering from us.

Wanted

We play an active part in the secondary market for many platinum, gold and silver products, including commemorative crowns so we would be more than happy to purchase a 2013 (or any other date) crown from you. This obviously means that we may at some point have one for sale, so if you would like to telephone us and place an order we would hope to fulfil it with time.

Gold £5 Crowns

For current pricing on the gold proof versions of any of the Five Pound Crowns, from 1990 onwards, please use the £5 Gold Coins pages of our "Tax Free Gold" website.

British Platinum Piedfort Crowns

Starting in 2004, the Royal Mint has issued platinum piedfort proof crowns. These are naturally very expensive. We can usually supply them new to order if required, but we prefer to source lower priced ones from the secondary market. Please contact us if you are interested.

See also our British Coin Sets page.

Postage & Packing:
UK: At buyer's Risk £3.50 or
Fully Insured £9 (Usually by Royal Mail Special Delivery)
USA: Airmail at buyer's risk $10 or
Fully Insured $20
For further details, please see our Postage & Packing page.

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