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Country: Great Britain
Ruler: Queen Victoria (1837-1901)
Type: Standard circulation coin
Years: 1898 (1893-1901)
Value: 1 shilling = 12 Pence (1/120 LSD)
Mintage: 9,768,700
Composition: Silver (.925)
Weight: 5.5 g
Diameter: 23.5 mm
Grade: F/VF
Shape: Round
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized: Yes
References: KM# 780, Sp# 3940A (large rose)
Obverse:
Older veiled bust ('Old Head') of Queen Victoria left, legend around.
Lettering:
VICTORIA·DEI·GRA· ·BRITT·REGINA·FID·DEF · IND·IMP·
T.B.
Translation: Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of the Britains Defender of the Faith Empress of India.
Engraver: Thomas Brock.
Reverse:
Crowned shields of arms with national flower emblems between, all within Garter, denomination above, date below. (small rose beetwen the three shields)
Lettering:
ONE SHILLING
· 18 98 ·
·HONI·SO[IT] QVI· [MAL] Y· PENSE·
Translation: Shame on he who thinks evil of it.
Engraver: Edward Poynter.
Edge:
Reeded.
Comments:
The standard weight of these coins was 2/11 troy ounce (87.3 grains).
All types show the veiled 'Old Head' on the obverse and three shields within a garter on the reverse, with a rose between the upper two shields:
Sp#3940 (1893-94) Obv 8 Smaller lettering; Rev 5 Small rose;
Sp#3940 (1893-96) Obv 9 Larger lettering; Rev 5 Small rose;
Sp#3940A (1895-1901) Obv 9 Larger lettering; Rev 6 Larger rose;
The small rose versions of 1895 and 1896 are the scarcer types of those dates.
Reference : KM# 780, Sp# 3940
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Collection : Victoria - Queen Empress (1837-1901) of Great Britain & British India