Edward was born on 23 June 1894 in Surrey. He was the eldest son of the
George V. He became King on 20th January, 1936 after his father George V
died of influenza.
Edward VIII was the only British sovereign to abdicate voluntarily, Edward
stepped down in 1936 to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
Edward VIII abdicated before any coins bearing his name or portrait were
officially issued.
In British West Africa and British East Africa coins dated 1936 were issued but
these coins are common and don't bear his portrait.
In 1937 the mint did produce official dies and pattern coins for Edward VIII but
these were never issued for circulation, and so remain very rare.
The most frequently encountered coin out of them all is the twelve sided brass
three pence. Because of its shape, some were believed to have been supplied
to manufacturers of slot machines to experiment with and occasionally turn up
at auction.
George V. He became King on 20th January, 1936 after his father George V
died of influenza.
Edward VIII was the only British sovereign to abdicate voluntarily, Edward
stepped down in 1936 to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
Edward VIII abdicated before any coins bearing his name or portrait were
officially issued.
In British West Africa and British East Africa coins dated 1936 were issued but
these coins are common and don't bear his portrait.
In 1937 the mint did produce official dies and pattern coins for Edward VIII but
these were never issued for circulation, and so remain very rare.
The most frequently encountered coin out of them all is the twelve sided brass
three pence. Because of its shape, some were believed to have been supplied
to manufacturers of slot machines to experiment with and occasionally turn up
at auction.
EDWARD VIII 1936
