Live auction - fwo_469150 - GREAT-BRITAIN - VICTORIA Crown, vieille tête 1893

GREAT-BRITAIN - VICTORIA Crown, vieille tête 1893 MS

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Estimate :	400 €
Price :	300 €
Maximum bid :	324 €
End of the sale :	05 June 2018 18:25:06
bidders :	3 bidders

Type : Crown, vieille tête

Date: 1893

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 925 ‰

Diameter : 38 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 28,28 g.

Edge : inscrite en relief : LVI

Catalogue references :

Sp.3937 - KM19/

Obverse

Obverse legend : VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. - BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. - IND. IMP..

Obverse description : Buste couronné de Victoria âgée à gauche, voilée avec une robe d'apparat.

Obverse translation : (Victoria par la grâce de Dieu, reine des Bretons, défenseur de la Foi).

Reverse

Reverse legend : A L'EXERGUE : 189.

Reverse description : Saint Georges à cheval bondissant à droite, casqué, nu, le manteau flottant sur l'épaule, terrassant le dragon ; signé B.P..

Commentary

La Couronne (Crown) a été introduite en Angleterre par la réforme monétaire d’Henri VIII en 1526. Elle vaut 5 Shillings. La dénomination “Crown” sera abandonnée en 1950 au profit de la mention “5 Shillings”..
The Crown was introduced in England by Henry VIII's monetary reform in 1526. It is worth 5 shillings. The name \\\"Crown\\\" was abandoned in 1950 in favor of the term \\\"5 shillings.\\\"