Like new commemorative British coin for Princess Diana and Prince (now King) Charles’ wedding in 1981. Add to your rare coins collection and make it complete! A bit about this coin: The Royal Mint were amongst those commemorating Charles and Lady Diana’s global event. They struck almost 27 million copper-nickel, and sterling silver proof, Royal Wedding Commemorative Crown coins. The Lady Diana and Prince Charles coin shows the married couple on the reverse, and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse. This makes it very special, being the only UK coin to feature three portraits. Crowns are legal tender, and were once used as common circulating currency. From the 19th century onward, they were increasingly struck only as commemorative coins. These were issued for collectors or numismatics, and not used as a means of exchange. As legal tender, crowns had a face value 5 shillings, 25 pence, or a quarter of a pound. In 1990 the value was revised and increased to £5. This does not change the legal tender, face value, of coins issued before 1990, which remains at 25p. This matters little, as all Crown coins are now worth far more than their denomination or face value!