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Five Pound Piece: Una, Guiding the Lion (reverse)

1839
designed by

William Wyon

(British, 1795–1851)
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Culture
England, Victoria, 1837-1901
Medium
gold
Measurements
Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
Weight: 38.724 g (1.37 oz.)
Credit Line
The Norweb Collection 1969.217.b
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A polished, yellow-gold coin depicts a crowned woman in robes walking left beside a maned lion. She carries a scepter and orb. Latin text "DIRIGE DEUS GRESSUS MEOS" curves along the top, with "MDCCCXXXIX" and "W. WYON R.A." inscribed at the base. A decorative border of repeating arches circles the rim. Fine radial scratches and minor dark tarnish mark the coin's lustrous surface.

Five Pound Piece: Una, Guiding the Lion (reverse)

1839

William Wyon

(British, 1795–1851)
England, Victoria, 1837-1901

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