Bidspirit auction | UK 1896 Victoria Old Head

UK 1896 Victoria Old Head Silver Crown - A UK silver crown featuring the veiled portrait of Queen Victoria. The obverse displays the left-facing bust of the monarch wearing a coronet and veil, with the initials T.B. for the engraver Thomas Brock visible below the truncation. The legend is struck in Latin: VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·. The reverse features the Benedetto Pistrucci design of St George on horseback slaying a dragon. The year 1896 is struck in the exergue, positioned above the artist's initials B.P. which appear to the right. The coin is struck in .925 sterling silver and features a milled edge. No other marks or packaging are present.