15.07.2010, 01:40
Hello I was wondering why King George the Sixth never wears his Crown on the back of coins, I have searched his Wiki page and Googled it but no Results I believe...
I have many old pennies etc from Australia and a few English coins aswell and he never has a crown on them, I have a 1919 Half Penny with King George the Fifth who wears a Beautifuly Large Crown, the only coin I have that has George the Sixth with his crown is a Mauritian Quarter-Rupee that has no date specified on it. The crown he wears on this coin is Identical to King George the Sixth's Crown, Although before I found this coin I assumed the Crown was Destroyed during the war...
I google Images search and find that he only has his Crown on countries like India and the other Asian Kingdoms that he ruled it would seem.
And I'm sure it's just an old tradition but why do Kings face the left and Queens face the Right on coins?
Any Light on this?
I have many old pennies etc from Australia and a few English coins aswell and he never has a crown on them, I have a 1919 Half Penny with King George the Fifth who wears a Beautifuly Large Crown, the only coin I have that has George the Sixth with his crown is a Mauritian Quarter-Rupee that has no date specified on it. The crown he wears on this coin is Identical to King George the Sixth's Crown, Although before I found this coin I assumed the Crown was Destroyed during the war...
I google Images search and find that he only has his Crown on countries like India and the other Asian Kingdoms that he ruled it would seem.
And I'm sure it's just an old tradition but why do Kings face the left and Queens face the Right on coins?
Any Light on this?