1897 Solid Silver Antique Queen Victoria Crown Coin
An 1897 Victorian Crown which features the Robed Jubilee bust portrait of mature Queen Victoria facing left, adorned with jewellery, veil, and a small crown as designed by Joseph Edgar Boehm
The obverse, with the reverse design depicting the famed St George, the patron saint of England and the Dragon by Benedetto Pistrucci.
The Victoria Jubilee Head obverse design was adopted from 1887 for silver and gold coins only, and was continued until the old head portrait was introduced in 1893. It was the second major portrait type of Victoria's reign, and was introduced for the golden jubilee (50 years) of Queen Victoria's reign. She acceded to the throne in 1837.
Written on the front is:-
1897
and on the back:
VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FiD · DEF · IND · IMP
Weight - 28.35 g
Diameter - 38.6 mm
Composition - 92.5% silver
Minted - London, England
Condition | Used |
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