Description: 1937 Great British Coin Display Gift Set This 1937 British year set contains the complete ten coins all issued and dated from the year, namely: halfcrown, florin, Scottish and English shilling, sixpence, silver threepence (these six all struck in 50% silver), brass threepence, penny, halfpenny and farthing. This would make a wonderful and original gift for someone born or married in 1937 as 2024 will see their 87th Birthday! The coins are housed within a display that is held in a quality, wooden, picture frame with glass front, sized 24cm x 19cm. The display and frame are in New/Mint condition and the coins are in Fine (or better) condition. Note - We don't clean/polish coins as this actually devalues coinage.Our manufacturing process includes a precision laser cutting method to create the necessary holes in each display for the required coins to be inserted and held, safely recessed, in the correct position. The year that was 1937... • In November in Palestine, Arab and Jewish communities fight each other as tensions caused by increasing Jewish immigration escalate (ends 1938) • On 6 May, the Hindenburg, a German-built airship launched in1936, explodes while landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey. The disaster means the end of commercial airship travel • On 28 May, British prime minister Stanley Baldwin retires. Neville Chamberlain forms another National government • On 12 December, Japanese troops commit 'Rape of Nanking' atrocities during their invasion of China (occupation ends 1945). About a quarter of a million Chinese are killed • The photocopier is patented in the United States by C F Carlson • Golden Gate bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge, is completed in San Francisco • Nylon (a new word made from the abbreviations for New York and London), the first synthetic fibre, is patented by the US chemicals company Du Pont • Pablo Picasso paints Guernica, a mural that depicts the horrors of the Fascist bombing of the Basque town of Guernica (27 April) during the Spanish Civil War • In Germany, the Nazis mount an exhibition of 'degenerate art', which includes paintings by Jewish, left-wing and modernist artists • American cartoon film-maker Walt Disney releases Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs • German composer Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, which sets medieval poems to a deliberately primitive rhythm, is first performed • Sporting 1937... • Football League Champions were Manchester City, leaving Charlton in the runners up spot • Sunderland defeated Preston 3-1 in the FA Cup Final • The Grand National winning horse was ‘Royal Mail’ • The Cheltenham Gold Cup was abandoned due to bad weather (the course was flooded) • The Epsom Derby winning horse was ‘Mid Day Sun’ • Golf's British Open was won by Henry Cotton • Oxford won the Boat Race by three lengths over Cambridge • Snooker’s World Championship Final ended Joe Davis (England) 32-29 Horace Lindrum (Australia) • The Wimbledon tennis singles tournament saw victories for Don Budge of USA (mens) and Dorothy Round of Great Britain (ladies) • American Sport – The first Super Bowl did not take place until 1967 – The first NBA Championship did not take place until 1947 – Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees 4-1 New York Giants •
Price: 99.99 GBP
Location: Leices
End Time: 2025-01-08T20:37:51.000Z
Shipping Cost: 21.42 GBP
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Return postage will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
After receiving the item, your buyer should cancel the purchase within: 30 days
Condition: New
Denomination: Year Set
Year of Issue: 1937
Era: George VI (1936-1952)
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Country of Origin: Great Britain
