Bidspirit auction | 1890 UK Victoria Silver Crown

1890 UK Victoria Silver Crown Jubilee Head - UK 1890 silver Crown. The obverse features the Jubilee Head portrait of Queen Victoria facing left, designed by Joseph Edgar Boehm, with the Latin legend VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D: (Victoria, by the Grace of God, Queen of the Britains, Defender of the Faith). The reverse displays the Saint George and the Dragon motif designed by Benedetto Pistrucci, with the initials B.P. in the ground line above the date 1890. Struck in .925 sterling silver with a milled edge. The Jubilee Head portrait was introduced in 1887 to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Victoria's reign. Diameter: approx. 38.6 mm Weight: approx. 28.28 g.