Bidspirit auction | UK 1894 Victoria Old Head


UK 1894 Victoria Old Head Crown - A UK crown coin minted in 1894. The obverse features the veiled portrait of Queen Victoria facing left, surrounded by the struck legend VICTORIA·DEI·GRA·BRITT·REGINA·FID·DEF·IND·IMP·. The initials T.B. are struck below the truncation of the neck. The reverse depicts a rendition of Saint George on horseback slaying a dragon, with the year 1894 struck in the exergue. The edge features a raised relief Latin inscription, partially legible as ANNO REGNI LVII.