Description

Edward VIII. 1936. Silver Medal 1937, 31.33 g. Edward VIII, Fantasy Pattern Crown. Unsigned, by Pinches for G. Hearn. Bust, draped. EDWARD . VIII . KING . AND . EMPEROR. Rv. Saint George slaying the Dragon. In exergue: 1937. Reeded edge. 38.9 mm. Eimer -. BHM -. Polierte Platte / Choice Proof.

From the auction Münzenhandlung Heinrich Winter 55, Dusseldorf, June 1988, lot 4314.

Examples of Hearn's imagined Edward VIII Crown are always popular at auction, with most bearing the date of abdication in 1936. Far fewer however are encountered dated for the year of the planned Coronation (1937).