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A crown is a 5 shillings coin. Struck as part of a new coinage introduced for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, 1837-1893. The coins all shared a new obverse of the Queen known as the veiled head. The edge inscription reads "DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI LVII" (A decoration and a guard. Regnal year 57.) or "DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI LVIII" (Regnal year 58). | ||||||||||||
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Variety | LVIII | |
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Mintage | Issued: unknown (included in total) | |
Details | "DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI LVIII" (regnal year 58) on edge. |
Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | link | |
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mint | ||
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mintage | ||
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Varieties | LVIII |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) |
Coin Type | Crown (St George) |
Issued | 1894 |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Effigy | Queen Victoria - Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head) |
Face Value | 5 (x Shilling) |
Total Mintage | 144,906 |
Current | No; demonetised 1971 |
Material | 0.925 Silver |
Designer | Benedetto Pistrucci |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Size | 39.0000 mm |
Mass | 28.2760 g |
OCC ID | DBYN-KEDD-CJKW-EPQM |
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Image | Details |
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Coin - Crown, Queen Victoria, Great Britain, 1894
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Source |
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Coin - Crown, Queen Victoria, Great Britain, 1894
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Source |
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Silver crown, London (England)
Copyright: American Numismatic Society / CC BY NC Source |
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Silver crown, London (England)
Copyright: American Numismatic Society / CC BY NC Source |
Source | Reference ID |
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Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 783 |
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 3937 |
Davenport | 108 |