1897 VICTORIA LX CROWN
£450.00
1897 Victoria LX Crown featuring the Veiled Head portrait and Pistrucci’s St George and the Dragon reverse. The LX edge inscription marks the 60th regnal year of Queen Victoria.
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The 1897 Victoria LX Crown is one of the classic late‑Victorian silver crowns, struck at the Royal Mint in sterling silver (.925) and carrying the mature Veiled Head (Old Head) portrait by Sir Thomas Brock. Issued during Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee year, this crown marks the 60th regnal year of her reign.
The reverse features Benedetto Pistrucci’s iconic St George and the Dragon, a design that has defined British crown coinage since 1817. The edge inscription “LX” denotes the regnal year and distinguishes this variety from the LXI crowns of 1897–1898 and the LXIV crown of 1900.
The 1897 LX crown is admired for its substantial flan, elegant design, and its place within the Jubilee era of Victorian numismatics. Examples with attractive tone, strong detail, and clean fields remain highly sought after by collectors of British silver and pre‑decimal crown series.
- Denomination: 1 Crown (5 Shillings)
- Date: 1897 (Regnal year LX)
- Monarch: Queen Victoria (Veiled Head / Widow Head)
- Mint: London
- Metal: Silver, .925 fine
- Weight: ≈28.28 g
- Diameter: ≈38.6 mm
- Mintage: 262,000
- Catalogue references: KM 783, Spink S.3937 (Victoria Veiled Head Crown, LX edge)
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