<P> Always a heavy silver coin weighing around one ounce , during the 19th and 20th centuries the crown declined from being a real means of exchange to being a coin rarely spent and minted for commemorative purposes only . In that format it has continued to be minted , even following decimalisation of the British currency in 1971 . However , as the result of inflation the value of the coin was revised upwards in 1990 to five pounds . </P>
<P> Always a heavy silver coin weighing around one ounce , during the 19th and 20th centuries the crown declined from being a real means of exchange to being a coin rarely spent and minted for commemorative purposes only . In that format it has continued to be minted , even following decimalisation of the British currency in 1971 . However , as the result of inflation the value of the coin was revised upwards in 1990 to five pounds . </P>
how much is a crown in british currency
how much is a crown in british currency
five pounds
five pounds