1 Crown - Victoria 1887

Weight

NA

Diameter

40.5 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Gold

Shape

Round

Edge Type

NA

Technique

Milled

Front design

Large left-facing portrait of Queen Victoria as a young monarch, uncrowned but her hair bound with two fillets, each without ornamentation, ending in a pony tail, closely copied from the Wyon design struck in London at the beginning of the reign. A flat six-pointed star appears centred below the portrait.

Back design

Order of the Garter crest supported by a crowned lion and a unicorn in chains, surrounded by an intricately detailed bowed wreath. On each side, a ring of beads outlines the raised rim, which is sharply squared off.

Year of Minting

1887

Queen

Victoria (1837-1901)

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

NA

Inscriptions

Obverse: VICTORIA · D : G : BRITANNIAR · REG : F : D . Reverse: HONI SOIT [QUI] MAL Y PENSE DIEU ET MON DROIT

Context

ESC-342A (R7), 1 or 2 known, struck in Nuremberg, Germany, by the die-sinking firm of L.C. Lauer, unlisted in Krause or Spink. Designer remains unknown, or unverified, as the artist did not sign the dies for this piece. Images of piece sold by Heritage Auctions, Auction #3021, 6 January 2013, lot #21015. 235,000.00 USD in PR64 Ultra Cameo NGC slab.

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Patterns

In circulation

Yes

Demonetized

No

Marketplace listings

0