1948 Vintage Coin Gift Set (Retro 76th Birthday Birth Year / Wedding Anniversary

Description: 1948 Great British Coin Display Gift Set This 1948 British year set contains the complete 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 1948 as 2024 will see their 76th Birthday or Anniversary! The coins are housed within a display that is held in a protection case, sized just over 17cm x 12cm. The display and case 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 product can be removed from the protection case, to allow frame mounted display, if so desired. The Year That Was 1948... • On 20 January, Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated by a Hindu fanatic • In February, the Soviet-dominated Eastern Bloc in Europe condemns the independent Communist regime of Tito in Yugoslavia • On 14 May, the state of Israel is formed. It is attacked by forces from Egypt, Jordan, Iraq and Syria soon after • On 26 May, the Nationalists and the Afrikaner Party win elections in South Africa. They begins passing apartheid laws that severely restrict the rights of black people • British colonial troops fight Communist rebels during the Malayan 'emergency', which is declared on 16 June • On 24 July, the Soviet Union stops road and rail travel between Berlin and western Germany, forcing the Western powers to organise a massive airlift that continues until 30 September 1949, with a total of 277,264 flights. The blockade greatly heightens Cold War tensions • On 9 September, the Democratic People's Republic of [North] Korea is proclaimed, with Kim Il Sung as prime minister • On 17 September, Zionist terrorists assassinate Count Folke Bernadotte, the United Nations mediator in Palestine • On 2 November, following the presidential election, US president Harry Truman retains office, thus confounding public opinion polls • American sexologist Alfred Kinsey publishes Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, one of the earliest books based on research into people's sex lives • South African novelist Alan Paton publishes Cry, the Beloved Country, a classic example of anti-apartheid literature • English academic F R Leavis publishes The Great Tradition, an influential analysis of the importance of the English novel • Italian film-maker Vittorio de Sica makes Ladri di biciclette (The Bicycle Thief), an example of post war neo-realist cinema • Sporting 1948... • Football League Champions were Arsenal, the Gooners leaving Manchester United in the runners up spot • The Red Devils did however defeat Blackpool, 4-2 in the FA Cup Final • The Grand National winning horse was ‘Sheila’s Cottage’ • The Cheltenham Gold Cup winning horse was ‘Cottage Rake’ • The Epsom Derby winning horse was ‘My Love’ • Golf's British Open was won by Henry Cotton • Cambridge won the Boat Race by five lengths over Oxford • Snooker’s World Championship Final ended Fred Davis (England) 84-61 Walter Donaldson (Scotland) • The Wimbledon tennis singles tournament saw victories for Bob Falkenburg of USA (mens) and Louise Brough of USA (ladies) • American Sport – The first Super Bowl did not take place until 1967 - NBA Championship: Baltimore Bullets 4-2 Philadelphia Warriors – Major League Baseball World Series: Cleveland 4-2 Boston Braves •

Price: 42.99 GBP

Location: Leices

End Time: 2025-01-17T20:34:44.000Z

Shipping Cost: 18.62 GBP