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Commemorative Coin 2006
HM King Francis II King of Scots 10th Anniversary of Accession 1996 -2006
Available NOW!: June 2006 Limited Edition of only 250 Coins The Commemorative Coin comes protected in a plastic coin capsule, seated in a Royal Blue 'velvet' presentation box. Price: £10 per Coin (*10% discount available to Members of The O.L.R.) plus Post and Packing Postage options available:
The design is based on Scots legal tender pre-1688. It has been minted in a 'gold' metal finish as a 'Ducat' (a traditional Scots denomination from the reign of James V until the 'Union of the Crowns'). The die for minting the coins has been hand-crafted and the first coin struck can be seen here (right). The Commemorative Coin marking the 10th Anniversary of HM King Francis II is AVAILABLE NOW. The Francis II Commemorative Coin has been minted to a Limited Number; to ensure you receive yours contact us to RESERVE one now! e-mail: GenSec@DefendersOfScotland.org Orders from Scotland & British Isles should be made by Cheque or Postal Order. Payment for International Orders can now be made by PayPal.
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The Commemorative Coin is NOW AVAILABLE The Francis II Commemorative Coin has been produced to a Limited Number; to ensure you receive yours contact us to purchase yours now! GenSec@DefendersOfScotland.org Version 3 - Finalised Design
This artwork was produced specifically for the purpose of this coin and was created based on many recent images of HM The King, none of which on their own quite showed a detailed or true profile. The result has been an excellent representation which has been successfully translated by the craftsmen who have sculpted the die for this coin (see photo left). Design Process & History
'Options 1 & 2' - artwork produced by the same company which produced The O.L.R lapel badges. It was felt that the style was not in keeping with traditional coinage (though similar to the Euro coin bearing a modern image of HM King Albert II, King of the Belgians), and therefore that it should be redesigned.
Version 2 Coin design - artwork by the same company. Improved design, though the image supplied did not result in quite the right detail, resulting in the King not looking quite himself! It also became clear that cost was to become an issue at this point and The O.L.R began taking quotes from other companies based on revised designs and specially created artwork of the King. |
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