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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sonlarson, post: 1540984, member: 15488&quot;]King Edward VII died on 5/6/1910 and King George V ascended the throne. In 1911, George V visited India and named Delhi as the new capital of India. He then went on a hunting trip to Nepal where he bagged 21 tigers, 8 Rhinos, and a bear while riding on elephants.The 1910 Penny is the last year of King Edward VII and the 1911 is the first year of George V.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>For over 300 years the tradition on Great Britain&#039;s coins dictated that the sovereign&#039;s head faced in the opposite direction of it&#039;s predecessor. After King George V died in 1936, he was followed by his son Edward VIII. Edward VIII disliked the custom and dictated that his profile face left, since he felt it had a better profile. Coinage was designed, but never issued since Edward VIII abdicated the throne, after less than 1 year, so he could marry Wallis Simpson. The affair began while Mrs. Simpson was still married to Ernest Simpson, a British shipping executive. Edward decided to give up the throne rather than give up Simpson. At least 4 complete Proof sets of Edward VIII coins are known to exist. Three are in the collection of the Royal Mint and the 4th was sold in a private transaction in 2010 for $2.1 Million.British West Africa, British West Africa, Fiji, and New Guinea issued coins with King Edward VII name but no profile on the coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Edward VIII was followed by George VI, who also has a left profile, which would be correct since Edward VIII should have been a right profile.I don&#039;t have a copy of the George VI Penny so I show the Half Cent.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]205566.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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