Really? What do you have against a rose, ribbon, and the Special Olympics logo? I seriously don't underst... Oh. ... The other side. Never mind.
It was minted to celebrate the beginning of getting London "back to normal" after WW2 In a general sense you could possibly say this, but the specific reason was the Festival of Britain, a big exhibition on the south bank of the Thames in London. There was also a special UK exhibition in NY the same year, and it is said, I don't know how truly, that the purple box ones were distributed in NY. They were available at the Festival of Britain. I was there but only eight years old and waist high to all the adults so I probably missed them. The 37 crown is a good choice for design and having some silver in it. The 1935 is an aquired taste as far as the design goes. The 1920s wreath crowns will be far too expensive. The mainstay is the good old Victorian crown, available in average circulated condition at little over the silver value although anything VF or better is scarcer and really nice ones command the usual high premium for condition rarity. George III crowns, well circulated are another relatively cheap coin.
I've read both that and a refutation of that in the literature. Perhaps, and this is just a guess, that was the original intent, but subsequent inventory re-balancing frustrated the original intent. I will say only my dark green box specimen contains a slip of paper suggesting it was purchased at the Festival.
Both of the crowns in my collection are the Churchill which came from the dealer's junk box for free. He often has a few. Once, a couple years ago, there were 6 at once. Yesterday he had 3, and in their original cases too no less. And this is in the US. I would love to get another of the early Elizabeth II crowns, either the 1953 (preferred) or 1960, as I love the reverse design. Also, eventually, a 1937 George VI and a Victoria jubilee head, which I find to be a very regal portrait.
Would you be interested in trade? If yes, I got this 1921 half crown. It's silver too i believe, not sure the %%%. I'm looking for USA coins around this era, dimes and nickels.
I'm afraid I have the exact coin, but thanks for the offer! It's 50% silver by the way (and I think the other 50% is copper but don't quote me on that).