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The coin is of a Crown denomination, which was five shillings (5'), one quarter of One Pound Sterling.The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition and fair that reached millions of visitors throughout the United Kingdom in the summer of 1951.

Film was integral to the South Bank Exhibition, used to explain manufacturing, science and technology. The Dome of Discovery, the Exhibition of Science in South Kensington and the travelling Festival Exhibition made extensive use of educational and explanatory film. As well as the material legacy, the Festival gave rise to new traditions, in particular the performances of medieval mystery plays in York and Chester. There was an explosion of interest [84] in these plays, regular performance of which have continued in those cities ever since.English Heritage, PastScape, "The Festival of Britain: 60th anniversary" ". Pastscape.org.uk. 3 May 1951 . Retrieved 13 December 2011. It has been claimed that "the Festival of Britain created a confusion at the heart of subsequent discussions amongst administrators and educationalists concerning the place science should have in British life and thought as a whole (particularly education), and its role in Britain’s post-war greatness." [62] Other Festival events [ edit ] Postage stamps commemorating the Festival of Britain, with the Festival Star on the 4d issue Mariel Grant, "'Working for the Yankee Dollar': Tourism and the Festival of Britain as Stimuli for Recovery," Journal of British Studies 45#3 (2006) PP 581-601 Peter Newman, and Ian Smith, "Cultural production, place and politics on the South Bank of the Thames." International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 24.1 (2000): 9-24. a b c d "Sarah Easen, Film and the Festival of Britain 1951, British Universities and Video Council". Bufvc.ac.uk . Retrieved 13 December 2011.