British 1935 Jubilee Crown
In 1935 the Royal Mint struck a crown to commemorate King George V's silver jubilee. Although the crown had stopped circulating in the United Kingdom in the early 1900s, 714,769 pieces, as well as 2,473 proofs were struck to celebrate the occasion. The reverse design was entirely new, although it featured the familiar motif of St George and the dragon, this time designed by Percy Metcalfe. The edge inscription was * DECUS ET TUTAMEN * ANNO REGNI XXV and it was incuse in the edge, except on some proofs where it was raised.
Besides the standard circulation-style pieces, some crowns were struck to a specimen finish, some were struck in sterling silver rather than the standard .500 silver and some were struck in gold (p81, Davies, British Silver Coins Since 1816, 1982).
Two die varieties of the crown occur - on most coins St George's sword points at a rim denticle but on some it points between rim denticles. Davies reports the the sword between rim denticles can occur on incuse edge proofs and possibly on circulation-style pieces too (p81, Davies, British Silver Coins Since 1816, 1982).
