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1887-1892 Victoria Jubilee Head Crown - London

Fine+ Condition

Price: £80.00

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Product code: HISVJC

  • Obverse - The Jubilee Head portrait of Queen Victoria
  • Reverse – Pistrucci's Saint George Slaying the Dragon
  • Contains 0.81 troy ounces of sterling silver
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Crowns have a long history, derived from a gold coin introduced by Henry VIII in 1526 to replace the Sovereign. The gold of that Sovereign was too soft, so hard-wearing crown gold was introduced. This has been the standard of British gold coins ever since. In 1551 coins of the same size and weight but made from silver were brought in. They adopted the name crown from the gold version and became the sole carrier of that name after 1662, when gold crowns were no longer produced.

Specification

Specification Value
Denomination Crown
Alloy .925 Sterling Silver
Weight 28.28 g
Diameter 38.61mm
Reverse Designer Benedetto Pistrucci
Specification Value
Obverse Designer Leonard Charles Wyon
Quality Circulating
Year 1887-1892
Pure Metal Type Silver

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