Description
George V of the House of Windsor, King of the United Kingdom 1910-1936 AD, Proof Silver Set, 1927, includes the ‘Wreath’ Crown, Half Crown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence and Threepence, housed in original red cardboard box with the black printed crest of George V on the lid. Mintage of 15,000 sets. S-PS14. A nice and original 1927 set housed in the original red box, each coin with a pleasing dusty grey patina, the florin toned a bit more than the rest, otherwise well matching, each Proof and Fleur de Coin, the red box in sound condition, some foxing inside otherwise with no significant issues.
The Latin legend of each coin is the Royal titulature of King George V and reads unabridged as “Geōrgius Quīntus, Deī Grātiā, Britanniārum Omnium Rēx, Fideī Dēfēnsor, Indiae Imperātor”, with an English translation of “George the Fifth, by the Grace of God, King of all the British People, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India”.
