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Obverse of the 1981 Charles & Diana Royal Wedding Crown
Reverse of 1981 Crown Featuring Conjoined Portraits of Princes Charles & Lady Diana Spencer
Charles & Diana's Wedding Crown
The 1981 Crown, face value 25 pence, was issued to commemorate the marriage of His Royal Highness, Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer, on the 29th July 1981.
It was also issued as part of a sixteen coin "Royal Marriage Commemoration Coin Collection".

Prince Charles
Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten Windsor, the 21st Prince of Wales, was born on the 14th November 1948. He was educated at Cheam in Berkshire, Gordonstoun in Scotland, Geelong in Australia, Trinity College Cambridge, and the University of Wales in Aberystwyth.
On the 1st July 1969, at Caernarfon Castle, Her Majesty the Queen invested Prince Charles as Prince of Wales and the Earl of Chester.

Lady Diana Spencer
Lady Diana Spencer was born on the 1st July 1961, and christened at Sandringham. She spent her childhood at Park House on the Royal Estate which is only a short distance from Sandringham House.
She was the daughter of the eighth Earl Spencer whose line can be traced to medieval times. Lady Diana was educated at Riddlesworth Hall, Norfolk, and West Heath in Kent. The Spencer family home is in Althorp, Northamptonshire.

Obverse:
The second (decimal) portrait of the Queen facing right, designed by Arnold Machin.
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F D

Reverse: Conjoined profile portraits of Charles & Diana, facing left, in an informal and contemporary portrayal, designed by Philip Nathan, a former Royal Mint engraver.
H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES AND LADY DIANA SPENCER
1981

Edge
The edge is milled

Specifications
All versions:-
Denomination (face value) Twenty Five New Pence
Diameter 38.61mm
VersionAlloyWeightIssue
UncirculatedCupro-Nickel28.28 grams27,360,000
SpecimenCupro-Nickel28.28 gramsIncluded Above
ProofSilver28.28 grams218,000

Prices & Availability
GradeAvailabilityPrice £Price $
UncirculatedYes£1.75$2.95
Specimen UncirculatedYes£3$5
Specimen in FolderAsk£5$8
Silver ProofYes£30$50

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