1888 Victoria Crown Narrow date

Regular price £420.00

1888 Queen Victoria “Jubilee Head” Silver Crown

Great Britain – AR Crown – KM# 765

Date: 1888
Denomination: Crown (5 Shillings)
Metal: .925 Sterling Silver
Weight: 28.28g
Diameter: 38.6mm
Edge: Lettered – DECUS ET TUTAMEN

Obverse:

Jubilee Head portrait of Queen Victoria left, wearing small crown and veil. Legend: VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D:
Designer: Joseph Edgar Boehm.

Reverse:

St. George on horseback slaying the dragon, date 1888 in exergue. Classic Benedetto Pistrucci design.

Dimensions

Diameter	Weight	Thickness
39.00	28.20	—

Features

Edge	Metal	Mint
Milled	92.5% Silver	London

Mintage

Circulation	Mint Sets	Proof
131.800	—	—

Catalogue References

Krause	Coincraft	Spink
—	—	3921-1888