1953 Great British Coin Display Gift Set

This 1953 British year set contains nine coins all issued and dated from the year, namely: halfcrown, florin, Scottish and English shilling, sixpence, threepence, penny, halfpenny and farthing.

This would make a wonderful and original gift for someone born or married in 1953 as 2024 will see their 71st Birthday or Anniversary!

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 (beware of similar offerings that secure coins by crudely gluing them into position).

 

The Year That Was 1953...

• On 5 March, Josef Stalin dies in the Soviet Union • On 8 April, Jomo Kenyatta and five others are convicted of leading the Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya • In Morocco, there are riots against French troops (end 1955) • On 26 July, Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the Batista government in Cuba. He is imprisoned and then goes to Mexico, under an amnesty in 1955 • On 27 July, the Korean armistice signed. However, a peace treaty is never promulgated and so, technically, the Korean War never ends • In Iran on 13 August, Shah Reza Pahlavi – backed by Britain and the United States – replaces Prime Minister Muhammad Mussadeq, who on 21 December is sentenced to three years' solitary confinement • On 12 October, the Soviet Union tests a hydrogen bomb • On 29 May, New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Tenzing Norgay are the first to climb to the summit of Mount Everest • In Britain, Francis Crick and James Watson discover the double helix structure of DNA, which explains how genetic information is carried and reproduced by living organisms • The Robe, based on the Lloyd C Douglas novel, is the first film to be created in Cinemascope • CBS begins the first colour television broadcasts in the United States •

Sporting 1953...

• Football League Champions were Arsenal, the Gunners leaving Preston North End in the runners up spot by virtue of just goal average • Blackpool defeated Bolton 4-3 in the FA Cup Final that became known as ‘The Matthews Final’ thanks to Stanley Matthews performance.  However, it was Stanley Mortensen who notched up an hattrick to secure the win • The Grand National winning horse was ‘Early Mist’ • The Epsom Derby winning horse was ‘Pinza’ • Golf's British Open was won by Ben Hogan • Cambridge won the Boat Race by eight lengths over Oxford • F1 Champion was Alberto Ascari driving for Ferrari • Snooker’s World Championship Final ended Fred Davis (England) 37-34 Walter Donaldson (Scotland) • The Wimbledon tennis singles tournament saw victories for Vic Seixas of USA (mens) and Maureen Connolly of USA (ladies) • American Sport – The first Super Bowl did not take place until 1967 - NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers 4-1 New York Knickerbockers – Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees 4-2 Brookly •