Commemorative spoon – King George VI
Plain looking silver plated teaspoon on the front. On the back is a crown, and the initials G R VI. Markings are C Bros S NS, which appear to stand for Cooper Bros, Sheffield, Nickle Silver.
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 � 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was concurrently the last Emperor of India until August 1947, when the British Raj was dissolved. Because Queen Victoria had made it known that she never wanted any king to rule as Albert and, by doing so, eclipse her Albert. Albert, Duke of York, therefore chose to use one of his other names – George. GR stands for George(ius) Rex, relating to the reign of King George VI.