--ON SPECIAL-- 1965 CHURCHILL CROWN

1965 Churchill Commemorative -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obverse of the 1965 Crown - The Last Five Shilling Piece Reverse of the 1965 Crown Commemorating Sir Winston Churchill Churchill Commemorative Crown Following the death of the great man, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, in 1965, a commemorative crown was issued in his honour and memory. 1874 - 1965 Renowned throughout the world as a great statesman, and described as "the greatest living Englishman", Churchill was a man of many talents. Born at Blenheim Palace at Woodstock in Oxfordshire, he was the eldest son of Lord Randolph Churchill. Educated at Harrow and Sandhurst Military Academy. Military service included Malakand and the Nile. During the Boer war, as a war journalist, he was captured but escaped.

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