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2 unusual facts about Demise of the Crown


Demise of the Crown

The Demise of the Crown Act 1901 in the UK, and similar legislation in other Commonwealth realms, now makes this process unnecessary – they are all employees of the Crown, rather than any particular Sovereign.

Pennying

Coins not featuring the reigning Sovereign (foreign coins and those featuring deceased monarchs) do not incur the "pennying" forfeit as their submerged nature poses no metonymical danger to the Sovereign (see History Of Pennying below).



see also

Demise of the Crown Act 1901

The Act took effect "as from the last demise of the Crown"; i.e. the death of Queen Victoria.