Material: .500 Silver (50% Ag, 50% Cu)
Diameter: 23.5 mm
Weight: 5.66 g
Actual Silver Weight (ASW): 0.091 troy oz
Mint / Mintmark: London (no mintmark)
Obverse: The obverse features the bare head profile of the monarch facing left, modeled elegantly by the prominent Australian sculptor Bertram Mackennal, whose small "B.M." initials are subtly inscribed on the truncation of the King's neck. Surrounding the royal portrait is the bold Latin text legend reading "GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX", which translates directly into English as "George V, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains".
Reverse: Crowned lion standing atop the royal crown; legend FID: DEF: IND: IMP: ONE SHILLING 1936; design by George Kruger Gray.
Circa: 1936
Condition: Very Fine (sharp lion features and crisp rim beading; minimal field wear)
Notes:
This historic artifact is an authentic British silver shilling struck during the final year of King George V’s twenty-six-year reign. Minted in a 50% silver debasement alloy that was standard for the era, this specific coin represents the end of an numismatic era just before the dramatic 1936 abdication crisis.