Five-Pound coin piece of Queen Victoria

Science Museum
London, United Kingdom

Coin. Gold. Five-pound piece of Queen Victoria. Obv., profile bust of the Queen ; rev., the Queen as Una guiding the lion with her sceptre, with legend. Dated 1839 but Royal Mint suggest a date of mid 1840s for this particular coin. By W. Wyon. Diam. 1.5 inch. 8l. 10s. V&A no. 6730-57.

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Title: Five-Pound coin piece of Queen Victoria
Date Created: mid-1840s
Type: coin

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