The 1902 Crown obverse features the bare head of King Edward VII facing right, with the surrounding legend: 'EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:'. The UK 1902 Crown reverse depicts St George, the patron saint of England, on horseback, slaying the dragon. The date is in the exergue 1902 below.The 1902 crown was worth five shillings (a shilling being 12 pre-decimal pence) or one quarter of a pound. The 1902 British crown, the successor to the English crown and the Scottish dollar, came into being with the union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland.