British and World Coins

Proving Pieces, Royal Mint, London, Trial Die, 1927, a nickel-brass Trial, Britannia seated right, hand-striking a coin, britannia moneta, rev. star of David, date in centre, edge plain, 25mm, 10.60g/12h (cf. BDW 6, 1016; cf. Tansley 464). Extremely fine and very rare £100-150

Provenance: Bt Format.

The Royal Mint uses a number of in-house stock dies, among them being the six-sided star of David with a date in the centre. The dates known are 1927, 1936, 1955 and 1957; all but the last are seldom met with. This piece is almost certainly connected in some way with the preparations for the new British coinage of 1927