1897 VICTORIA LXI CROWN
£550.00
1897 Victoria LXI Crown featuring the Veiled Head portrait and Pistrucci’s St George and the Dragon reverse. The LXI edge inscription marks the 61st regnal year of Queen Victoria.
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The 1897 Victoria LXI 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 the Diamond Jubilee era, this crown marks the 61st regnal year of Queen Victoria’s 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 “LXI” denotes the regnal year and distinguishes this variety from the LX crown of the same date and the LXIV crown of 1900.
The 1897 LXI crown is admired for its substantial flan, elegant design, and its place within the closing chapter 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: Crown (5 shillings)
- Date: 1897
- Monarch: Queen Victoria (veiled head / Old Head)
- Mint: Royal Mint, London
- Metal: Silver .925fine
- Weight: 28.28 g
- Diameter: 38.61 mm
- Mintage: 262,000 (approximate)
- Catalogue references: Spink SCBC 3937; British silver crown; Victoria veiled head crown
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