Item number: A1280

Year: AD 1914-1941

Material: Silver

Size: 21.3 x 20.0 / 19.3 x 17.9 / 25.5 x 21.1 / 23.9 x 21.8 mm

Weight: 3.5 / 3.4 / 3.55 / 7.15 g

Provenance: Private Collector, UK, 2020

This is a set of four British silver coin rings spanning the reigns of George V and George VI. Arranged from left to right, the pieces include an AD 1941 George VI 3 pence, an AD 1914 George V 3 pence, an undated George V 6 pence, and an AD 1940 George VI 3 pence.

The first three rings share a similar, minimalist design style, featuring only simple leaf motifs. The ring on the far right is larger and more intricate in design, with an openwork Maltese cross on the side and fish-scale patterns adorning both its inner and outer surfaces.

King George V and King George VI were father and son. George V reigned from AD 1910 to AD 1936, leading Britain through World War I and transforming the royal family’s title from the Germanic “Saxe-Coburg-Gotha” to the more English-sounding “Windsor.” George VI, his younger son, reigned from AD 1936 to AD 1952, guiding the nation to victory in World War II.

Between their reigns, however, was the brief tenure of George V’s eldest son, Edward VIII, who ruled for just 326 days. Groomed as heir, Edward VIII ascended to the throne upon George V’s passing on January 20, AD 1936. Yet, by December 11 of that same year, Edward abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American socialite. This unprecedented act of renunciation for love is famously remembered as “the king who gave up the throne for love.”

物件編號: A1280

年代: 公元 1914-1941 年

材質: 銀

尺寸: 21.3 x 20.0 / 19.3 x 17.9 / 25.5 x 21.1 / 23.9 x 21.8 mm

重量: 3.5 / 3.4 / 3.55 / 7.15 g

來源: 英國私人收藏 2020

這是一組總計四枚，橫跨喬治五世和喬治六世時期的英國銀幣戒指組。按照本物件的排列順序，從左至右分別為，公元1941年的喬治六世3便士、公元1914年的喬治五世3便士、年代不明的喬治五世6便士和公元1940年的喬治六世3便士。

前三枚戒指是相同的設計風格，其戒指的風格較為樸實僅有簡單的葉片紋飾。最右邊的戒指尺寸較大，並且在設計上有較多的細節，在側邊有一個鏤空的馬爾他十字架，並且在內外兩側都有作魚鱗斑紋的加工裝飾。

喬治五世和喬治六世為父子關係，前者於公元1910至1936年擔任國王和帶領英國經歷第一次世界大戰，並且將王室帶有德國風格的薩克森-科堡-哥達改為英國風格的溫莎頭銜。喬治六世則是自公元1936至1952年間出任國王，並且帶領國家獲得第二次世界大戰的勝利。

在喬治五世和喬治六世之間，其實還有短暫為其僅326天的愛德華八世統治時期。愛德華八世為喬治五世的太子和喬治六世的兄長，自小就被視為接班人栽培。公元1936年1月20日，喬治五世駕崩之後登基為英國國王。然而愛德華八世為了跟離異過的美國社交名媛華麗絲·辛普森結為連理，於同年12月11日正式宣告主動退位，將王位讓與弟弟喬治六世，該舉止被世間譽為「不愛江山愛美人」。