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Five Pound Piece: Victoria (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse)
Thomas Brock1893
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
After the minor storm of dislike which blew up over the 1887 Jubilee design, Thomas Brock, R.A., designed a new obverse, usually known as the "old head" type.
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- Title: Five Pound Piece: Victoria (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse)
- Creator: Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1784-1855), Thomas Brock (British, 1847-1922)
- Date Created: 1893
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
- Provenance: Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Coins
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.220
- Medium: gold
- Inscriptions: VICTORIA . DEI . GRA . BRITT . REGINA . FID . DEF . IND . IMP ., 1893
- Fun Fact: This coin was not for circulation and only appeared in proof sets.
- Department: Medieval Art
- Culture: England, Victoria, 1837-1901
- Credit Line: The Norweb Collection
- Collection: MED - Numismatics
- Accession Number: 1969.220
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