Bidspirit auction | UK 1897 Queen Victoria Silver

UK 1897 Queen Victoria Silver Crown LXI - A United Kingdom silver crown dated 1897, featuring the Old Head or Veiled Head portrait of Queen Victoria facing left on the obverse. The bust is accompanied by the initials T.B. for engraver Thomas Brock and the Latin legend VICTORIA DEI GRA BRITT REGINA FID DEF IND IMP. The reverse displays the Benedetto Pistrucci design of St George on horseback slaying the dragon, with the initials B.P. and the date 1897 in the exergue. The coin features an inscribed edge with the legend DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI LXI. The piece is struck in .925 sterling silver.