Crown 1896, Coin from United Kingdom

Crown 1896, Coin from United Kingdom (demonetised 1971)

Coin	Crown 1896

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 LIX" (A decoration and a guard. Regnal year 59.) or "DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI LX" (Regnal year 60).

Mint	Royal Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	317,599
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Obverse
Crowned bust of Queen Victoria facing left wearing veil over back of crown, ribbon and star of the Garter, pearl necklet with pendant and pearl earring; around, VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.; in field below bust the artist's initials, T.B. (Thomas Brock).

Obverse Inscription	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.

Reverse
St George on horseback advancing to right wearing a helmet and cape and holding a sword; below horse, fallen dragon with lance in its side; below exergue line at right the artist's initials B.P. (Benedetto Pistrucci); in exergue, 1896.

Reverse Inscription	1896

Edge	Inscribed	Edge Inscription	DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI LIX

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Crown 1896: Known varieties

Variety	LX
Mintage	Issued: unknown (included in total)
Details	"DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI LX" (regnal year 60) on edge.

Crown 1896: References to Information Used

Source	Edition	About	Link	Notes
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		LX

All (45) coins of type: Crown

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Crown 1818	155,232	Portrait by Benedetto Pistrucci (Laureate Head)	GEORGIUS III D : G : BRITANNIARUM REX F: D: 1818
Crown 1819	683,496	Portrait by Benedetto Pistrucci (Laureate Head)	GEORGIUS III D : G : BRITANNIARUM REX F: D: 1819
Crown 1820	448,272	Portrait by Benedetto Pistrucci (Laureate Head)	GEORGIUS III D : G : BRITANNIARUM REX F: D: 1820
Crown 1821	437,976	King George IV - Laureate Head	GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Crown 1822	124,929	King George IV - Laureate Head	GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Crown 1825 (Proof only)	unknown	Portrait by Jean Baptiste Merlen	GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA 1825
Crown 1826 (Proof only)	150	Portrait by Jean Baptiste Merlen	GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA 1826
Crown 1831 (Proof only)	100	King William IV - Bare Head	GULIELMUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Crown 1834 (Pattern)	unknown	King William IV - Bare Head	GULIELMUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Crown 1839 (Proof only)	unknown	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1839
Crown 1844	94,248	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1844
Crown 1845	159,192	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1845
Crown 1847	140,976	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1847
Crown 1847 Gothic	8,000	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria dei gratia britanniar. reg: f: d
Crown 1853 (Proof only)	unknown	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria dei gratia britanniar. reg: f: d
Crown 1887	274,665	Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head	VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:
Crown 1888	131,899	Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head	VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:
Crown 1889	1,807,223	Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head	VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:
Crown 1890	997,862	Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head	VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:
Crown 1891	566,394	Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head	VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:
Crown 1892	451,334	Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head	VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:
Crown 1893	499,157	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Crown 1894	144,906	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Crown 1895	252,862	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Crown 1896	317,599	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Crown 1897	252,118	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Crown 1898	161,450	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Crown 1899	166,300	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Crown 1900	353,356	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Crown 1902	271,143	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Crown 1927 (Proof only)	15,030	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Crown 1928	9,034	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Crown 1929	4,994	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Crown 1930	4,847	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Crown 1931	4,056	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Crown 1932	2,395	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Crown 1933	7,132	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Crown 1934	932	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Crown 1935 Rocking Horse	717,269	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V. DG. BRITT: OMN: REX. FD. IND: IMP:
Crown 1936	2,473	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Crown 1937	445,101	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX.
Crown 1951 Festival of Britain	2,003,540	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F: D: FIVE SHILLINGS
Crown 1953 Coronation	6,002,621	On Horseback, by Gilbert Ledward	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · BRITT OMN · REGINA · FIDEI · DEFENSOR
Crown 1960	1,094,038	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F. D. FIVE SHILLINGS
Crown 1965 Churchill	19,640,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F. D. 1965

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Crown 1896: Details

Country	United Kingdom
Currency	Pound Sterling (pre-decimal)
Coin Type	Crown (St George)
Issued	1896
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Effigy	Queen Victoria - Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)
Face Value	5 (x Shilling)
Total Mintage	317,599
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	DRMK-GEZA-CNXR-ONXQ

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Crown 1896: Photos

Image	Details
	Coin - Crown, Queen Victoria, Great Britain, 1896 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Source
	Coin - Crown, Queen Victoria, Great Britain, 1896 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Source

Crown 1896: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Great Britain KM# 783
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom	3937
Davenport	108

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