E-auction 206-134112 - fwo_426774 - UNITED KINGDOM 1/2 Crown Victoria “Old Head” 1899

UNITED KINGDOM 1/2 Crown Victoria “Old Head” 1899 VF

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Estimate :	20 €
Price :	12 €
Maximum bid :	12 €
End of the sale :	27 March 2017 17:16:00
bidders :	5 bidders

Type : 1/2 Crown Victoria “Old Head”

Date: 1899

Quantity minted : 2866000

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 925 ‰

Diameter : 32 mm

Weight : 14 g.

Edge : striée

Catalogue references :

Sp.3938

Obverse

Obverse legend : VICTORIA . DEI GRA . BRITT . REG ..

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).

Reverse

Reverse legend : FID . DEF . IND.IMP. / HALF-CROWN (DATE).

Reverse description : écu couronné du Royaume-Uni, Saint Georges terrassant le dragon en bas.

Reverse translation : (défenseur de la Foi, impératrice des Indes).

Commentary

La demi-couronne (1/2 Crown) vaut 2 Shillings et 6 Pence ou un huitième de Livre or. Ce type monétaire a été introduit en 1549 sous le règne d’Edouard VI..
The half crown (1/2 Crown) is worth 2 Shillings and 6 Pence or one-eighth of a pound gold. This type of currency was introduced in 1549 during the reign of Edward VI.