1965 Churchill Coin

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  2. 1965 Sir Winston Churchill Commemorative Crown
  3. 1965 Churchill Coin
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Following his death on the 24th January 1965, the Royal Mint, struck a cupro-nickel crown in 1965 to commemorate the life of British politician and statesman, Sir Winston Churchill. Churchill was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. 1965 Churchill Crown. © 1998-Littleton Coin Company, Inc.All rights reserved. Eustis Road, Littleton, NH 03561.

CoinCrown 1965 Churchill

Churchill Commemorative crown. This was the first time a 'commoner' was portrayed on a British coin as opposed to a member of the Royal Family.

MintRoyal MintMint MarkNo mint markTotal Mintage19,640,000 (19.6 million)
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Obverse

Laureate bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right; incuse on bust truncation the artist's initials, MG (Mary Gillick); around, ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F. D.; below, 1965.

Obverse InscriptionELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F. D. 1965
Reverse

Bust of Sir Winston Churchill wearing open necked shirt facing right; at right, CHURCHILL.

Reverse InscriptionCHURCHILL
EdgeMilledEdge InscriptionNone
Notes

Krause catalogues list mintage of 9,640,000.

The designer of the 1965 Winston Churchill Memorial Crown, Oscar Neman, was born in Croatia and moved to London in 1938. He worked from a studio outside Oxford, and sculpted many recognised figures including Her Majesty The Queen. His statue of Sir Winston Churchill stands in the Members Lobby of the House of Commons, its foot now burnished bright by many years of being touched 'for luck'.

Issued in Set
50th Anniversary of the Death of Sir Winston Churchill, mintage 4,987
2 coins: Churchill Crown 1965, Churchill Crown 2015

The Winston Churchill crown coin was a commemorative coin issued in 1965.

History & Description

The Churchill commemorative crown coin was issued on March 16th 1965, only seven weeks following the death of Sir Winston Churchill. The coin features the first young portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, designed by Mary Gillick, and on the reverse is a sombre-looking portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, designed by Churchill’s favourite sculptor, Oscar Nemon.

The Churchill crown coin was the first coin issued in the United Kingdom to feature the head of a non-royal on the same coin as a monarch. Since 1965, only three other commemorative coins have had this distinction.

Coin

Guide for collectors

Since 1951, British crown coins have been made of copper nickel and as a result do not carry much value. However, the 1965 Churchill crown coin is an extremely popular coin among British coin collectors and therefore prices are slightly higher than usual.

1965 Churchill Coin Satin Finish

In fully uncirculated condition, they may retail for around $5. For example, on September 24th 2011 at McKee Coins, Inc. in Ottumwa, Illinois, an individual 1965 Winston Churchill commemorative crown coin realised a price of $5.

There are numerous websites that offer valuable information for coin collectors. A few good examples that specialise in British commemorative coins include; Royal Mint, Coins Of The UK and London Mint Office.

1965 Sir Winston Churchill Commemorative Crown

Notable auction sales

On February 8th 2010 at PBA Galleries in San Francisco, California, a collection of twenty 1965 Winston Churchill commemorative crown coins realised a price of $150.

On March 28th 2012, a collection of fifty 1965 Winston Churchill commemorative crown coins was sold on eBay for £24.11.

On March 20th 2012, a collection of twenty-four 1965 Winston Churchill commemorative crown coins was sold on eBay for $40.

1965 Churchill Coin

On March 4th 2012, a collection of forty 1965 Winston Churchill commemorative crown coins was sold on eBay for $30.