Abstract: A crown closure having a polyolefin liner that can be readily removed, said crown closure comprising a crown shell having a primer layer on its inner surface and a polyolefin liner applied to the inside of said crown shell, characterized in that said primer layer is a two-component priming consisting of an undercoat layer containing a polyethylene oxide and a topcoat layer containing a polyethylene oxide and at least one other compatible resin, with the provision of a printing layer of indicia at the interface between said undercoat and topcoat layers or atop said topcoat layer.

Abstract: A crown closure having a polyolefin liner that can be readily removed, said crown closure comprising a crown shell having a primer layer on its inner surface and a polyolefin liner applied to the inside of said crown shell, characterized in that said primer layer is a two-component priming consisting of an undercoat layer containing .[.a polyethylene oxide.]. .Iadd.an oxidized polyethylene .Iaddend.and a topcoat layer containing .[.a polyethylene oxide.]. .Iadd.an oxidized polyethylene .Iaddend.and at least one other compatible resin, with the provision of a printing layer of indicia at the interface between said undercoat and topcoat layers or atop said topcoat layer. Aforesaid crown closure can be prepared by providing at one face of a metal stock sheet a primer undercoat layer containing .[.a polyethylene oxide.]. .Iadd.an oxidized polyethylene.Iaddend., printing indicia thereon, providing atop said undercoat layer a primer topcoat layer containing .[.a polyethylene oxide.]. .Iadd.