Bowness on Windermere
Bowness on Windermere
Lot 28: Three UK Commonwealth and USSR Commemorative Coins
2026-11-04T10:00:00Z
Lot 28:
Three UK Commonwealth and USSR Commemorative Coins
Description
A trio of international commemorative coins comprising issues from Southern Rhodesia, South Africa, and the Soviet Union. The first coin is a 1953 Southern Rhodesia cupro-nickel Crown, commemorating the centenary of Cecil Rhodes. The obverse features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II with the legend QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND, while the reverse depicts a portrait of Rhodes above a coat of arms with the legends SOUTHERN RHODESIA and CROWN 1953. The second coin is a 1953 South Africa silver 5 Shillings (Crown) struck in .500 fineness silver. The obverse displays the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II with the legend ELIZABETH II REGINA, and the reverse features a springbok with the dual-language legends 1953 SOUTH AFRICA and SUID-AFRIKA 5s. The third coin is a 1991 USSR (CCCP) 5 Rubles commemorative struck in copper-nickel. The obverse shows the Soviet state emblem above the legend CCCP, denomination 5 РУБЛЕЙ, and date 1991. The reverse depicts the State Bank building in Moscow with the Cyrillic inscriptions Государственный банкъ and Москва XIX в.
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