The Forth Road Bridge Opening Scotland Edinburgh Fife Coin & Stamp Gift Set 1964

Description: Forth Road Bridge Scotland Coin & Stamp Set 1964 The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. The bridge, built in 1964, spans the Firth of Forth, connecting the capital city Edinburgh at South Queensferry to Fife at North Queensferry. The toll bridge replaced a centuries-old ferry service to carry vehicular traffic, cyclists, and pedestrians across the Forth.This commemorative display contains the complete set of eight 1964 coins, namely: halfcrown, florin, Scottish and English shilling, sixpence, threepence, penny and halfpenny. It also contains an original unused 1964 British sixpence postage stamp commemorating the opening of the Forth Road Bridge. The coins are housed within a display that is held in a protection case, sized just over 17cm x 12cm. The display and case are in New/Mint condition, the coins are in Fine (or better) condition and the stamp is in unused Mint condition as issued. Our manufacturing process includes a precision laser cutting method to create the necessary holes in each display for the required coins to be inserted and held, safely recessed, in the correct position (beware of similar offerings that secure coins by crudely gluing them into position).The product can be removed from the protection case, to allow frame mounted display, if so desired. The year that was 1964... • On 11 June in South Africa, Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life imprisonment for sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow the government • The US government claims that, in the Gulf of Tonkin on 2 August, North Vietnamese torpedo boats fired on US ships. It is now known that this incident probably never occurred. However, the Americans used it to escalate the war in Vietnam • On 15 October, Labour wins the British general election. Harold Wilson takes over from Sir Alec Douglas-Home as prime minister • Also on 15 October, Nikita Khrushchev is replaced as first secretary of the Soviet Communist party by Leonid Brezhnev and as premier by Alexei Kosygin • In the US elections on 3 November, incumbent Lyndon Johnson wins as president against right-wing Republican Barry Goldwater • In the US, the Warren Commission report concludes that Lee Harvey Oswald was alone responsible for the assassination of President John F Kennedy • British pop group The Beatles star in their first film, A Hard Day's Night, and appear on The Ed Sullivan Show on US television • American singer Bob Dylan causes controversy when he begins to sing accompanied by electric guitar, which offends folk music purists. During a transition period, large numbers walk out of his concerts at the beginning of the second 'electric' part • Sporting 1964... • Football League Champions were Liverpool, leaving Manchester United in the runners up spot • West Ham United defeated Preston North End 3-2 in the FA Cup Final, the happy Hammers recording the win thanks to two goals in the final minutes after being 2-1 behind at half time • The Grand National winning horse was ‘Team Spirit’ • The Cheltenham Gold Cup winning horse was 'Arkle' • The Epsom Derby winning horse was ‘Santa Claus’ • Golf's British Open was won by Peter Thomson • Cambridge won the Boat Race by six ½ lengths over Oxford • F1 Champion was John Surtees driving for Ferrari • Snooker’s World Championship was decided on a challenge match basis from 1964-68: John Pulman (England) defended his title by defeating Fred Davis (England) 19-16 and Rex Williams (England) 40-33 during 1964 • The Wimbledon tennis singles tournament saw victories for Roy Emerson of Australia (mens) and Maria Bueno of Brazil (ladies) • American Sport – The first Super Bowl did not take place until 1967 - NBA Championship: Boston Celtics 4-1 San Francisco Warriors – Major League Baseball World Series: St. Louis 4-3 New York Yankees (MVP Bob Gibson) •

Price: 44.99 GBP

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