Five Pound Piece: Victoria (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (Cleveland Museum of Art 1969.220)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1893
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. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1969.220: Five Pound Piece: Victoria (obverse); St.
George and the Dragon (reverse), 1893. Design by after Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1784–1855), designed by Thomas Brock (British, 1847–1922). Gold; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). Inscribed: VICTORIA . DEI . GRA . BRITT . REGINA . FID . DEF . IND . IMP . (Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India); 1893. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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Historical context
This coin was not for circulation and only appeared in proof sets.
Physical characteristics
- Materials
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
- Material and technique
- gold
Design
- Inscriptions
- VICTORIA . DEI . GRA . BRITT . REGINA . FID . DEF . IND . IMP . (Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India); 1893
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1893
- Culture period
- England, Victoria, 1837-1901
- Maker recorded
- Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1784–1855), Thomas Brock (British, 1847–1922)
- Museum attribution
- Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1784–1855); Thomas Brock (British, 1847–1922)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1969.220
- Published references
- Cleveland Museum of Art, and Emery May Norweb. English Gold Coins, Ancient to Modern Times, On Loan to the Cleveland Museum of Art from the Norweb Collection . [Catalog. 1968.] p. 77
- Museum classification
- Coins
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Catalogue references
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