how much is a crown in english money
Crown (British coin) Always a heavy silver coin weighing around one ounce, during the 19th and 20th centuries the crown declined from being a real means of exchange to being a coin rarely spent and minted for commemorative purposes only. In that format it has continued to be minted, even following decimalisation of the British currency in 1971. However, as the result of inflation the value of the coin was revised upwards in 1990 to five pounds.[1]
One pound (British coin) Since 28 March 2017, two versions of the one pound coin have been in circulation – the original round design and a new dodecagonal (12-sided) design.[3] As of March 2014 there were an estimated 1,553 million round £1 coins in circulation,[4] of which the Royal Mint estimated in 2014 that 3.04% (i.e. about 47 million) were counterfeit.[5][6] In an effort to counter this, the Royal Mint introduced the new 12-sided coin, which is bimetallic like the current £2 coin, and features an undisclosed hidden security feature called 'iSIS' (Integrated Secure Identification Systems).[7][8] The round pound will remain in circulation until 15 October 2017. After that date, the older coin can only be redeemed at banks.[9]