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The making of The Crown Coin

the journey to the centre


Sketches to drawings, clay works to plaster casting, computer aided renders to the brass, then final gold casts. Every stage, meticulous. That was the complexity on which the intricate work could truly begin...

Sketches to drawings, clay works to plaster casting, computer aided renders to the brass, then final gold casts. Every stage, meticulous. That was the strong body on which the intricate work could truly begin...

3D CAD designs

24k gold nuggets

24k gold nuggets about to be heated to 1,945 degrees Fahrenheit or 1,063 degrees Celsius, to merge and smelt thus becoming one

braising the ring

The ring being 'braised', closing the gap to create a perfect circle.

inspections

Thousands of diamonds were inspected, and thousands were rejected. Only the finest made the grade. 6426 to be exact.

Every stone...

..painstakingly set by hand. All 6426 certified diamonds

Hand assembly

Thousands of hours of meticulous hand assembly to create the exquisite piece, unlike any other

every minute detail

The engraving, along with every single aspect of the piece, has to be perfect

the finished piece

These charges were laid out as aspirations by her Great grandmother, Queen Victoria, and can be seen at the Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace

The 70-year reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was undoubtedly a period of great change, joy and also turbulent moments.

The virtues captured within the six coins set within the filigree of diamonds surrounding the kilogram of gold embody the virtues attributed to the Queen.

Cultivated throughout her life and reign, these virtues were seen in her actions. The six coins feature the personification of these virtues...
These charges were laid out as aspirations by her Great grandmother, Queen Victoria, and can be seen at the Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace

The 70-year reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was undoubtedly a period of great change, joy and also turbulent moments.

The virtues captured within the six coins set within the filigree of diamonds surrounding the kilogram of gold embody the virtues attributed to the Queen.

Cultivated throughout her life and reign, these virtues were seen in her actions. The six coins feature the personification of these virtues...
These charges were laid out as aspirations by her Great grandmother, Queen Victoria, and can be seen at the Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace

The East India Company