E-auction 146-85145 - fwo_381670 - UNITED KINGDOM 1 Crown Victoria “old Head” 1897

UNITED KINGDOM 1 Crown Victoria “old Head” 1897 XF

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Estimate :	70 €
Price :	70 €
Maximum bid :	71 €
End of the sale :	01 February 2016 17:46:00
bidders :	9 bidders

Type : 1 Crown Victoria “old Head”

Date: 1897

Quantity minted : 262000

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 925 ‰

Diameter : 38 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 28,1 g.

Edge : inscrite en relief

Catalogue references :

Sp.3937

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, impératrice des Indes).

Reverse

Reverse legend : A L'EXERGUE 1897.

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.\\\"