The coin is accompanied by a small printed sheet: "Festival of Britain crown piece. The first English Silver Crown piece was minted in 1551. Four hundred years later, on the occasion of the Festival of Britain, the Royal Mint has issued a Crown piece, bearing on its edge the Latin inscription MDCCCLI CIVIUM INDUSTRIA FLORET CIVITAS MCMLI -- 1851 By the industry of its people the State flourishes 1951."
Subject Terms:
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895–1952. | Festival of Britain (1951 : Great Britain) | Exhibitions -- England -- London -- 1951.