1951 FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN CROWN IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX - Stunning condition and worth so much more with it's box. Coins for Collectors and The Great British Coin Hunt.

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The 1951 Festival of Britain crown was not intended for circulation and it was instead released as a collectable item.

To celebrate the centennial of the Great Exhibition of 1851 it was decided that in 1951 there would be a national exhibition to celebrate the achievements of Great Britain. It was known as the Festival of Britain. A wet weather pavilion with a stage facing two ways so that performances could take place in the open air. It had murals designed by the film set designer Ferdinand Bellan The Country. ( Architect: Brian O'Rorke. Theme Conveners: A. S. Thomas, Peter B. Collins. Display Designer: F. H. K. Henrion.) A Festival Council to advise the government was set up under General Lord Ismay. [8] Responsibility for organisation devolved upon the Lord President of the Council, Herbert Morrison, the deputy leader of the Labour Party, who had been London County Council leader. He appointed a Great Exhibition Centenary Committee, consisting of civil servants, who were to define the framework of the Festival and to liaise between government departments and the festival organisation. In March 1948, a Festival Headquarters was set up, which was to be the nucleus of the Festival of Britain Office, a government department with its own budget. [9] Festival projects in Northern Ireland were undertaken by the government of Northern Ireland. [12] The 1951 Festival of Britain crown is definitely an intriguing coin given that it was one of only two crowns minted during the reign of King George VI.

Estimated Values for different versions of the 1951 Festival of Britain Crown So, How Rare Are The Coins? Rennie, Paul, Festival of Britain 1951 (London: Antique Collectors Club, Ltd., 2007). ISBN 978-1-85149-533-7 ISBN 1851495339 Allen, Cecil J (1974). Titled Trains of the Western. Shepperton: Ian Allan. pp.21–23. ISBN 07110-0513-3. F.M. Leventhal, "'A Tonic to the Nation': The Festival of Britain, 1951." Albion 27#3 (1995): 445-453. Several feature films were planned, but only one was completed in time, namely The Magic Box, a biopic concerning pioneer William Friese-Greene, made by Festival Film Productions.

The Festival became a "beacon for change" that proved immensely popular with thousands of elite visitors and millions of popular ones. It helped reshape British arts, crafts, designs and sports for a generation. [4] Journalist Harry Hopkins highlights the widespread impact of the "Festival style". They called it "Contemporary". It was: Given the amount of time that has since passed it’s clear to see why the value for one of these coins is fairly high at coin dealers. What Was The 1951 Festival Of Britain?Sea and Ships. ( Architects: Basil Spence and Partners. Theme Conveners: C. Hamilton Ellis and Nigel Clayton. Display Designers: James Holland and Basil Spence.)

An amusement park which would outlast the other entertainments. It included the Big Dipper and became the Battersea Fun Fair, staying open until the mid-1970s Typography at the Festival of Britain". Wharferj.wordpress.com. 8 June 2011 . Retrieved 13 December 2011.Richardson, R. C. "Cultural Mapping in 1951: The Festival of Britain Regional Guidebooks" Literature & History 24#2 (2015) pp 53–72. The organisers of the Festival of Britain wanted to ensure as many people as possible could participate in the celebration of British culture and innovation.