1937 United Kingdom 1 Crown Coin, Observe: Bare head of King George VI facing left; around, part of the the monarch’s legend in Latin GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX (George the Sixth, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains); below the neck truncation in small letters are the artist’s initials HP Reverse: Crowned flat topped shield quartered with the arms of England (1 & 4), Scotland (2) and Ireland (3) supported by lion and unicorn; below, incuse on ribbon, DIEU ET MON DROIT; below supporters and divided by the shield, artist’s initials KG (for George Kruger Gray); around above, FID: DEF: IND: IMP:; around below, CROWN : 1937. YEAR: 1937 DENOMINATION: 1 Crown (5 Shillings) CURRENCY: Crown METAL: 0.500 Silver KRAUSE CATALOG: KM# 857 RULER: George VI WEIGHT: 28.28 g. DIAMETER: 38.61 mm. THICKNESS: 2.9 mm.
