Live auction - fwo_470898 - UNITED KINGDOM 1/2 Crown Victoria “Old Head” 1900
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Estimate : | 160 € |
Price : | 87 € |
Maximum bid : | 223 € |
End of the sale : | 31 July 2018 19:29:34 |
bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : 1/2 Crown Victoria “Old Head”
Date: 1900
Quantity minted : 4479000
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 925 ‰
Diameter : 32 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 14,2 g.
Edge : striée
Coments on the condition:
L’avers a été légèrement nettoyé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : VICTORIA . DEI GRA . BRITT . REG ..
Obverse description : Buste couronné de Victoria âgée à gauche, voilée avec une robe d'apparat.
Obverse translation : (Victoria par la grâce de Dieu, reine des Bretons).
Reverse
Reverse legend : FID . DEF . IND.IMP. / HALF-CROWN (DATE).
Reverse description : écu couronné du Royaume-Uni, Saint Georges terrassant le dragon en bas.
Reverse translation : (défenseur de la Foi, impératrice des Indes).
Commentary
La demi-couronne (1/2 Crown) vaut 2 Shillings et 6 Pence ou un huitième de Livre or. Ce type monétaire a été introduit en 1549 sous le règne d’Edouard VI.