Bidspirit auction | UK 1889 Queen Victoria Jubilee

UK 1889 Queen Victoria Jubilee Head Silver Crown - A UK sterling silver crown coin dated 1889. The obverse features the Jubilee Head portrait of Queen Victoria by Joseph Edgar Boehm, depicting the monarch facing left in a small crown and widow veil. The legend reads VICTORIA DEI GRA BRITT with REG at the base and the designer initials J.E.B. located on the truncation of the bust. The reverse displays the Benedetto Pistrucci design of Saint George on horseback slaying the dragon, with the date 1889 in the exergue and the designer initials B.P. below the ground line on the right. The coin is struck in .925 fineness silver and features a milled edge.