Bidspirit auction | UK 1845 Victoria Young Head

UK 1845 Victoria Young Head Crown - A UK crown featuring the Young Head portrait of Queen Victoria. The obverse depicts the left-facing bust of the monarch with the struck inscription VICTORIA DEI GRATIA above and the date 1845 below. The reverse displays a crowned cruciform shield of arms housed within a laurel wreath, with the legend BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF: around the perimeter. The edge of the coin is incused with lettering, of which the word DECUS is partially legible. No hallmark or fineness stamp is visible on the coin.