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Five Pound Piece: Portrait of Queen Victoria (obverse)

1893
designed by

Thomas Brock

(British, 1847–1922)
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Culture
England, Victoria, 1837-1901
Medium
gold
Measurements
Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
Weight: 39.707 g (1.4 oz.)
Credit Line
The Norweb Collection 1969.220.a
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
One side of a gold coin features an inscription circling an image. It shows Queen Victoria in profile from the shoulders up with a small crown, a draped veil, and a bejeweled necklace with a star-shaped badge. The Latin inscription "VICTORIA DEI GRA BRITT REGINA FID DEF IND IMP" follows the circular rim. A border of tiny, raised beads lines the edge of the coin.

Five Pound Piece: Portrait of Queen Victoria (obverse)

1893

Thomas Brock

(British, 1847–1922)
England, Victoria, 1837-1901

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