Each year on Easter Thursday, the reigning British monarch distributes ceremonial gifts of money to a select number of recipients in a tradition known as the Royal Maundy. Since the 1820s, this money has consisted of specially struck silver coins produced by the Royal Mint for the monarch’s personal use.
Royal Maundy coinage is issued in denominations of fourpence, threepence, twopence, and penny, and is always struck in silver. Notably, it is the only British coinage to have been issued continuously since 1822. However, King Edward VIII—the “uncrowned king”—reigned for such a brief period that no official Maundy coinage bearing his portrait was ever produced.
The Edward VIII Proof Silver Maundy Pattern Set represents proposed designs for what his Royal Maundy issues would have been. Struck to the correct official sizes in pure .999 silver, the coins bear the portrait of Edward VIII and are produced to Proof standards, exhibiting exceptional sharpness and depth of detail.
Availability has been strictly limited to just 999 sets, reflecting the very small mintages traditionally associated with Maundy coinage and mirroring the quantities that would likely have been issued for use at the 1936 ceremony.
Each year on Easter Thursday, the reigning British monarch distributes ceremonial gifts of money to a select number of recipients in a tradition known as the Royal Maundy. Since the 1820s, this money has consisted of specially struck silver coins produced by the Royal Mint for the monarch’s personal use.
Royal Maundy coinage is issued in denominations of fourpence, threepence, twopence, and penny, and is always struck in silver. Notably, it is the only British coinage to have been issued continuously since 1822. However, King Edward VIII—the “uncrowned king”—reigned for such a brief period that no official Maundy coinage bearing his portrait was ever produced.
The Edward VIII Proof Silver Maundy Pattern Set represents proposed designs for what his Royal Maundy issues would have been. Struck to the correct official sizes in pure .999 silver, the coins bear the portrait of Edward VIII and are produced to Proof standards, exhibiting exceptional sharpness and depth of detail.
Availability has been strictly limited to just 999 sets, reflecting the very small mintages traditionally associated with Maundy coinage and mirroring the quantities that would likely have been issued for use at the 1936 ceremony.
