A piece of fantasy struck in 1984 by Richard Lobel, of CoinCraft of London without any government authorization for the obvious confusion of the numismatic community. It is attributed as "1984 Richard Lobel Series", in "Unusual World Coins" by Colin R. Bruce II, Iola, Wisconsin, Krause Publication, 1992,
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Bruce # XM1b |
Obverse : Left facing image of Edward VIII with
EDWARD.VIII.KING.&.EMPEROR along the periphery.
Reverse : CEYLON on left along periphery. A elephant with a trunk raised above the
year 1936.
For more details of this Fantasy see similar Silver Crown fantasy issued earlier in 1954.
The coin was scanned at 600dpi and the images are displayed at 300dpi.