- Produced by The Royal Mint.
- Struck in .500 quality silver.
- 1937 was the first year in which the English version of the One Shilling silver coin was released, marking the start of the reign for King George VI, after officially ascending to the throne on 11th December 1936.
- Portraying a distinct English theme, the reverse of the coin features the symbols of England, a design by George Kruger Gray CBE.
- The reverse of the coin prominently features the crowned Lion of England, standing on top of the heraldic 'Tudor Crown', design.
- The Tudor Crown, also known as the Imperial Crown, was a crown created in the early 16th century for either King Henry VII or King Henry VIII, the first Tudor monarchs of England. The crown was destroyed in 1649 during the English Civil War.
- The Latin inscription around the reverse of the coin, 'FID · DEF IND · IMP', an abbreviation of 'FIDEI DEFENSOR INDIAE IMPERATOR', translates as 'Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India', in English.
- The inscription for the denomination of 'ONE · SHILLING', is shown around the reverse of the coin, underneath the design of the Lion of England standing on top of the Tudor Crown.
- A Tudor Rose is featured, one at either side of the inscription 'ONE · SHILLING', on the reverse of the coin.
- Created by King Henry VII after the Wars of the Roses, the Tudor Rose symbolised the start of the Tudor dynasty with the union of the House of York and the House of Lancaster.
- The year '1937', is shown on the reverse of the coin, divided at either side of the crowned Lion of England.
- The initials 'KG', of the artist George Kruger Gray CBE who created the design are shown at the top on the reverse of the coin, divided at either side of the tail, of the Lion of England.
- Designed by Thomas Humphrey Paget OBE, the obverse of the coin features the first uncrowned portrait of King George VI, after officially ascending to the throne on 11th December 1936.
- The Latin inscription around the obverse of the coin, 'GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX', an abbreviation from 'GEORGIVS VI DEI GRATIA BRITANNIARUM OMNIUM REX', translates as 'George the Sixth, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains', in English.
- The initials 'HP', of the artist Thomas Humphrey Paget OBE who created the uncrowned portrait of King George VI, are displayed on the obverse of the coin, below the neck of the portrait.
- Released into general circulation in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
