Queen Victoria Jubilee Head silver crown dated 1887, the first year of the Jubilee coinage, a British five shilling coin in 0.925 sterling silver.
The Jubilee coinage was struck for the fiftieth year of Victoria's reign and 1887 is its opening date. The crown had not been issued for circulation since 1847, so the Jubilee piece returned the denomination to general use.
The obverse carries the Jubilee bust by Joseph Edgar Boehm. The reverse is Benedetto Pistrucci's St George and the dragon, cut for the coinage reform of 1816 and still in use on the sovereign today.
Specifications -
Year: 1887
Country: United Kingdom
Denomination: Crown, five shillings
Mint: The Royal Mint
Composition: 0.925 sterling silver
Actual silver weight: 0.8409 oz
Weight: 28.28 g
Diameter: 38.61 mm
Condition :
Circulated and offered as found, with the wear, contact marks and toning the coin has picked up in normal use. The close up images are at full resolution so the surfaces can be judged directly.
Queen Victoria Jubilee Head silver crown dated 1887, the first year of the Jubilee coinage, a British five shilling coin in 0.925 sterling silver.
The Jubilee coinage was struck for the fiftieth year of Victoria's reign and 1887 is its opening date. The crown had not been issued for circulation since 1847, so the Jubilee piece returned the denomination to general use.
The obverse carries the Jubilee bust by Joseph Edgar Boehm. The reverse is Benedetto Pistrucci's St George and the dragon, cut for the coinage reform of 1816 and still in use on the sovereign today.
Specifications -
Year: 1887
Country: United Kingdom
Denomination: Crown, five shillings
Mint: The Royal Mint
Composition: 0.925 sterling silver
Actual silver weight: 0.8409 oz
Weight: 28.28 g
Diameter: 38.61 mm
Condition :
Circulated and offered as found, with the wear, contact marks and toning the coin has picked up in normal use. The close up images are at full resolution so the surfaces can be judged directly.
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