§ Mr. Crouchasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to instruct the Mint to produce a commemorative coin or coins in celebration of Her Majesty's forthcoming Jubilee; and whether he will ensure that these are issued through the clearing banks and not confined to private coin dealers.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesIt is planned to issue two versions of the commemorative crown piece announced by the Prime Minister on 18th December. One will be cupronickel struck to the standard of ordinary coinage; the other will be silver struck to proof standard. Discussions are in hand with the banks with a view to the ordinary versions' being made available over their counters at face value (25p). The proof version will be available at a premium over face value directly from the Royal Mint. Detailed arrangements will be announced later, probably early next year.